Well don't forget that there are cases where unforseen circumstances do take place and you wouldn't want to blame the team for results emanating from such because it's very possible it's not their fault as in normal circumstances they should be able to produce the desired results that should get them to win the game, in football , there are some kind of uncertainties we can avoid but we can be sure that certain things wouldn't happen and if they do then we just thave to accept our fate, a greater chance is on Liverpool and almost no body wants to doublet the kind of performance Liverpool will be able to put up against this team and it's expected of them to be able to make sure to stay ahead with little to almost no stress by the end of the game, if Liverpool loose this game I'm sure they know what's at stake and how detrimental it will be to them so I doubt if they can afford to loose this game not for any reason and they are using their fill squad we we shouldn't be expecting anything less.

Sparte shouldn't be a team thst will cause Liverpool mich stress especially this period that Liverpool has a very good confidence in their performance and seem to be aiming for a trio this season, they have secured one already and the Europa and the premier league should be the next.

I don't think it will be a good move for Xabi to proceed to leaving Leverkusen by the end of the season because I think he still needs some more time in Leverkusen to be sure he's good to handle just any team, because it's his first experience and he's yet to know what failure feels like so rushing to handle bigger teams he may have challenges because the record he has set with Leverkusen will make the expectations around him become even hi higher because they would think that it's almost easier with bigger team, if hew qsa able to achieve it with a small team then he should find it easy achieving same with a bigger team but contrarily it may turn out different out there with bigger teams as the environment will definitely not be the same and the pressure will be different aswell because the leagues aren't the same, most definitely in other to be the best option teams will make good salary offer but he shouldn't fall for it as it will not help his career just yet.

There are some persons who has got some good level of spontaneity and could actually handle situations as this so I don't know exactly which it actually is in the case of Xabi if he's such a person but then he knows better if it's his career he would want to build or he wants more money in his bank account.

Arsenal will not win because Manchester city and Liverpool win but they will win because it s essential they do a d they are been faced by a weak team not a tough one that will give them difficulty in winning especially with this their present form with which they have been using to win other teams as much as three tho four goals even average teams, which means for a weak team like Sheffield at least I'm expecting four goals and if I see above four goals I will not be really surprised as I expected such from them having see their most recent results in the premier league this season, Arsenal will still be in the races to the top after this evening match, right behind Manchester city so it's and other of Liverpool followed by Manchester city and them Arsenal so the first to third position is between these three and then others will struggle around the fourth to relegation but Arsenal is sure going to win todays match and if they are having a bad day then we could see a fair results of a goal or two difference but winning is almost 90% sure for Arsenal.

Manchester city would have been behind Arsenal if they ahd lost in yesterday's game, they were Lucky they were able to win Manchester united although they did played better but they aswell recognized the importance of the game to their position on the table and did took it as such to be serious enough to get a win on the game.

Somehow it appears to me like they are actually uses to not been threatened by any team in the Ligue 1 so more like they have got the Ligue 1 to their self entirely, PSG usually have it like they determine for their selves if they want the Ligue 1 or not so they can at any point in time win or loose games and still get back in form and climb back to the top as against every other team in the league a d still win the trophy except for fee times they were actually unable to totally fix their mistake but they were actually able to get to the second position and still make it to the champions league so more like from the french league, they always make it to the champions league and their biggest challenge is winning the champions league which is what they have In pas season mostly be driving at most of the time, this season it's actually undoubtedly that they are going to win the League title, the exit of mbappe after now may aswell have an effect on the team but then they have still got a good squad who can still make up for his absence the only difference will be that this time it's in the long term.

Saw a new here on the forum about certain group of fans protesting the stay of mbappe probably they want him out of which he's going to do at the end of the season, they should just wait awhile the Season will actually come to an end in a matter of weeks or a month or two and they will have him exited, what exactly is behind the protests I can't really ascertain and would have love someone who knows better to share.

Juventus did tried their best which actually wasn't good enough and they are now still at the second position on the table, if they had gotten a win in that game, it's very possible they would have been able to close the gap a little even if not so much between them and inter who's now at the top of the table currently with over 60 points already keeping them at twelve points away from Juventus, I wouldn't have believe that it's will actually get to point where Juventus will definitely get far inter Milan will definitely get far ahead of Juventus this much, I had taught that Juventus will continue to be in the race and try all possible best within their power to get to win the title this season since it's all they have got to chase after this season but then it's turned out thst they are not even in any form or shape again to keep up with the race, even if inter gets to loose three straight games which is almost not happening, they will still be ahead of Juventus because the point difference would need at least five straight wins for Juventus to be able to get ahead to win which is almost not happening.

Napoli actually surprised me because I wasn't expecting such a performance from them, they didn't only win but they did dominated the game aswell and also were brilliant all through the game, Juventus literally struggled playing them, Juventus really needs some kind of improvement.

The encounter against Barcelona yesterday to me seemed like a very fair play because both team had what I would call a balanced game, it was even looking like t some point Barcelona were been out played but not for long tho they got the game all balanced again but regardless of the fact that Barcelona wasn't playing from home, it was expected of them to at least get a goal, a goalless draw was least expected of them because they weren't see as been that weak not to have gotten a goal even if I know too well that Bilbao isn't a weak side and has been really brio This season in their performance and has a good defensive mechanism as well but Barcelona had chances to had broken through the defense but didn't utilize it well enough, I the later part of the second half, Barcelona had some pressure mounted on Bilbo but we're unable to make good use of the pressure to get something out of it, Barcelona still have a problem of not been able to attempt a goal from outside the yard box, this could be a good chance they could explore and get to win games but they had mostly prefer to get the ball I'm the yard box then attempt to get a go which I'm most cases the defenders would have come to the rescue.

Bilbo needed the points just as much as Barcelona dis and that would have been the reason for their performance, nevertheless they both ended up sharing the points equally which wasn't a bad or good one either for both of them because it really didn't add much to their ranking and their position on the table so it's more like they needed one of the team to have won to get the best out of the game.

Your speculations about Leverkusen a d Liverpool meeting in the finals is at all a bad one because it's most likely it could actually come to be that such would happen but hen I personally just have this believe in the performance of Milan r so far, they have been able to win my confidence in them, I see them as an opportunistic team thst wouldn't let any get pass them if one should come their way, their performance in the Europa so far has shown that they are not taking for granted any opportunity so if Leverkusen at any point slacks behind, they would have their self to blame because Milan wants to get the best out of the Europa since they couldn't make it in the champions league which happens to be the reason they are at the Europa now and even in their domestic league they wouldn't be able still get much so this looks like the only opportunity they have even with the intensed competition they find around the league this season.

Roma is gradually trying to be a strong rival in the league, in their  recent strength, they have been really performing well to have some believe in their ability but one thing I know is that they usually don't get it easy with bigger teams so it's very possible that getting to meet Liverpool or Leverkusen may be the end of their Europa journey becomes they may not be able to take off any of those teams. Here is one very funny speculations and that's seeing Roma and Milan meeting in the finals lol.

Change is a very constant factor that we should expect at any given time and as such we shouldn't think that a particular thing can still keep happening because it's been so for a while, it may have to change after a long period of time because change is constant and that's exactly what's happening in the bundesliga as theirs a change in the erra of Munich always been the team to winning the trophy so we got so used to that and now that's it's not looking like it will happen it's seemingly looking strange because as usual it's expected that at some point Bayern Munich would have gotten back on their feet a d challenge Leverkusen and stay ahead to the top of the table but then whenever it is that changes wants to take place all odds are usually been overcommed and the unexpected takes place gradually. Harry Kane shouldn't be the soles blame for the teams recently poor performance even if he's a vital player for the team such that he's performance has got a whole lot of influence on the teams performance but then he alone couldn't have done it all alone.

Tuchel is receiving the most of the blames as it regards the poor performance of the team which actually isn't out of place but then we should understand that even the players too have got a part in this too because they are the ones who go out there on the pitch with the performance.ita most definite tuchel may not be in Munich again by next season, I hope Munich gets a better replacement.

Manchester city did had the best of performance in the game yesterday, in the early hours of the game, Manchester united were looking really promising and one would think they wouldn't in any way loose the game because after they scored the goal for few minutes they did forced a good attack but in the second half Manchester united became all defensive and hoping to get a counter attack upon which they would get a winning goal but sadly that tactics did failed them because they forgot to understand that they were playing against an aggressive team who needs this win to stay a flot and relevant in the premier league games, even after the first goal Manchester city scored, Manchester united still had a chance to stay ahead only it they had got a better tactics to get a second goal but they were still too relaxed even when they were on an equalizer and I wondered what was it ten hag had told this boys to do because they weren't playing like winning this game was important to them.

They have successfully helped Manchester city close the gap and are now at an advantage of possibly ending up winning the league titles rhiw season again if opportunity avails itself, Manchester city would have lost hope of the races if they had lost to Manchester united but the weak Manchester united couldn't hold their ground enough, I wasn't expecting any less city was at home

This is a very important opportunity for Liverpool to scale through to the quarter finals beyond the round bod sixteen and I don't think they are going to trade it for any reason whatsoever, currently Liverpool is having some kind bof pressure around them in the bid to still be at the top of the premier league table and making sure they are able to still maintain a good form in the Europa and possibly win the Europa trophy by the end of the season, I observed that according to their Europa H2H , Liverpool has not really found it that easy playing against spata, the few times they won them was by a very slim margin most of which were just a goal and never a land slide victory so probably as much as we are expecting a win in this game we should aswell keep our expectations realistic because Liverpool tho at their peak this season but if they happen to underestimate Sparta, they may get a surprise package which I'm sure will not be pleasing to unpack.

Sparta actually isn't a very weak nor tough team but one which if Liverpool should put all their best to, they will win them but it's surely not going to be an easy game and I don't think it's promising to be one, because even Sparta at this point wishes to get pass the current stage of the Europa and it will also be a thing of pride that they were the team to stop Liverpool this season from gett pass the round of sixteen to proceed to the next stage of the Europa but anyways this is mare speculations as I expect better from Liverpool.

Inter has still got great potential in the champions league, taking a good look at them you will agree with me that the are much prepared for the champions league as even with their style of play in their domestic league recently, they are conservative so as to enable them be able to still have some of their players saved for the champions league games, especially their key player, and even their domestic league, they have been able to top it with so much point difference so that they will not be pressured while playing the champions league games because they are trying to meet up with their domestic league, they have got enough points that could cushion any mistake that they can afford to make at this time in their domestic league and so they are really going to go far in the champions league, it's very true that it has appeared that it's Real Madrid and Manchester city that has got a better chance but that hasn't aswell reduced the chances of inter Milan aswell.

Just like last season they could still make it to the finals but then like you did said due to the present form of Manchester city and Real Madrid it's more like both teams may meet at the finals this season and may reduce the chances of other teams but it's not a barrier enough if others still puts in their very best to get to the top just as they wish.

How Toulouse did managed to win Nice today is actually an interesting game to discuss that did happened In the french league today, to think that Nice is usually at the second position on the table this season which has made them appear like a very tough team this season but then now it looks like they are not in that very good form again due to how much they have been loosing points recently, in their last five games, rhwy have been able to win none as they lost three and drew the other two which is an indicator that they are becoming very weak, from the second position now at the fifth position a d their opponent Toulouse is now at the tenth position after winning four of their recent games and loosing only one, which shows they were mustering some level of improvement recently and are beginning to look strong but then they are not hopeful about getting any close to the top before the end of the season.

PSG still remains at the top and will most likely be there long enough.  Brest has really be surprising with their recent strength as they have been able to climb to the second position on the table with 36 points after winning three and drawing two of their recent games just like PSG.

Napoli's performance at home was actually a really good one, but victor osimhen missing that penalty kick was actually disappointing to me and that would have gone a long way to help their goal add to the numbers with which they would have won but most importantly they got three points, obviously Juventus has really dropped in their form as they were unable to give of a really good performance in thia game and it's actually not a good one for a team that did looked very promising earlier and was in the race to winning the league title and they got to the point they became tough and was feared by others in the Italian league but now it's obvious they have no good form again and can literally be won by my team who as got good performance in the serie A, there's still room for small improvement just before the end of the league so they they will be able to at least remain amongst the top four.

I knew it that the return of victory osimhen will actually have a whole lot of impacted on the Italian team, they were doing a bit fine in his absence but his presence has actually increased their morale and even their pattern of football changed a little as they seem to have some more confidence. Even tho he missed a penalty kick today, he's still one of the biggest motivation bro his team.

In recent times I've been experiencing this joy that comes with watching Leverkusen play because I now have so much fate in their performance that I can say for sure they are winning or almost drawing and whenever they win, they don't just win by chance but they literally get a sound and solid wina s evene their performance usually makes the win deserving for them so it becomes a thing really interesting to see, before I usually find such joy around Munich but then it seems like the mighty are fallen and the weak are risen, it's a new dawn of a new era and the regular is taking a different shape in the German bundesliga. The performance of Leverkusen today was real brilliant and a good one for me and so their victory was deserving as they were able to still add three points to their point and are now currently at the top of the table with a bigger point gap away from Munich.

Klon had a red card which further served as a boost to Bayer Leverkusen and made their victory even seamless for them today, at this point I could say with a very good level of surety that Bayer Leverkusen may win the German bundesliga title this season and for the first time in a. Long time we a re going to have a new winner of the bundesliga.

Manchester united keeps failing at been the kind of team that could have been able to be better by each game and Manchester city did not fail to cease the opportunity to gain more points to get to the top of the table which has helped they closed the gap between them and Liverpool making them get back in to the race to the top and for the trophy, at this point it's very risky for Liverpool to get even a draw as a draw would do them more harm then good, winning their next game should be be their only option because they are just about two points away from Manchester city which means less than a game away so if they draw a game and Manchester city draw they will still maintain the same pase but otherwise Manchester city will stay ahead or Liverpool will be able to once again open the gap between them both.

Manchester united is most definitely not even going to secure a champions league ticket for next season, invariably this is one of the worse season for Manchester united as they may end up with almost nothing and being like every other regular team in the premier league as against their former status with which they were been known for.

Barcelona performed really poorly against atletico Bilbao and this game was supposed to be an important game for them where they were expected to win and get three points with which they could have been able to strengthen their position to the second spot on the table but they drew and have to share points with Bilbao who is at the fifth position with fifty points, Bilbao actually performed much better as compared to the performance of Barcelona and it Really gat me thinking why xavi decide to use the tactics he did used today because he has applied this same tactics and it hasn't worked for him in previous games, the moment he made a change and brought in yamal there was some good changes in the movement around that wing, I then had to imagine what this guy would have done if he was brought in early enough but then bringing him quiet late has been xavis style.

This also applies to Felix, the usage of your players when playing against such teams as this will have a very good effect on the team and help the team to get the kind of desired results they aim to get but then it has always appeared that xavi has rather go with his tactics than change it, when playing against energetic teams like this the younger players will help a long way.

Even if breast wins all their games, chances are they still aren't going to win the league title because PSG as well will keep winning other games ahead and keeping the gap big still so expecting PSG to loose in any of their recent games is almost not happening. The Ligue 1 has never been a problem to PSG rather they have always seen it as something they can always handle so their problems has always lays within the champions league. This season PSG has seem to get a better chance beyond the round of sixteen but they may have some challenges by the semi finals that's if they are able to get there. winning real socidad in the first leg with two goals was a very good step that will be able to cushion any mistake if they eventually get one by the second leg because socidad will need to score at least four goals without PSG getting any in the second leg if they must be able to stay ahead of PSG to be able to proceed to the next stage of the champions league basically beyond the round of sixteen .

Even if PSG uses the rotational strategy to enable them be able to rest some key players in the Ligue 1 so they can get better results in the champions league, I think they will still not have much to fight for in the champions league because they are definitely going to still get back bin track and win the Ligue 1 because they have gotten a good point difference att he table top such that will be able to accommodate flaws should any cones.

The champions league finals between inter Milan ad Manchester city wasn't actually really boring, I'd you recall Manchester city secured their winnings at the tail end of the game, they were well covered by inter Milan and they could confirm that it wasn't just an easy game for them as they literally had to struggle to get the win which was actually deserving for Manchester city but then have two champions contend at the finals will actually feel very much different than it has with others, Manchester city and real Madrid have almost the highest records of the champions league trophy to have been won by a team, they have both won the champions league for then twice although not in a row for Manchester city but Real Madrid has won it in a row twice, so I can be sure in the fact that it's going to be a really interesting game to watch as so much action is expected on the field of Olay aswell as so much thrills, I'm even speculative of the nostalgic effect the game will have on some of the fans.

Anyways we are yet to get pass the round of sixteen so it will be better if we at this point slow down on the expectations and allow these teams get pass this stage first unto the next then we can be sure they will be able to meet at the finals and probably give us the anticipated thrill. Their next fixtures for both teams doesn't look like such that they won't be able to get pass so I'm anticipating they both get pass the round of sixteen.

Honestly Manchester city is the favorite for this game anticipated by many, even the bookies are also keeping the odds in favour of Manchester city as the chances are all high in the favour of Manchester city due to their current form and team depth that has been seen recently, Manchester city has been trying to reclaim the top position on the table as against the current top team which happens to be Liverpool but then it's seemed more like Liverpool has continued to keep on moving up and strengthen their position at the to and aswell making sure they keep the space between them and Manchester city broad enough to keep Manchester city far away and increase their chances of winning the league title this season again. Manchester united on the other hand hasn't been in their best performance this season, they have had the worse form and except for recently lost several games I'm a row but it's beginning to look like they are trying to get some improvement on their performance of which I still don't see as really good enough.

It's already far into the season so Manchester united performance can't real get them much again regardless of how well they choose to perform after now, they may only have to settle for the much they can achieve at this time but for today's game their chances are very slim and I doubt if they will be able to get ahead of cit but they can be lucky to get a goal just before the games ends today.

The chances of luck at this point is very slim because not only are their many big teams in the Europa but the competition in the Europa is becoming more tensed and the desperation in the eyes of the big teams are such that they are not going to let the small teams have a chance to win rather they will make sure to utilize every of each opportunity to get to the top and probably secure the trophy, most of the weak and small teams amongst them today in the Europa are most definitely going to end their journey at some point before the semi finals and thins isn't at any point a determinant of luck rather haes work at this point until they get to the finals and it happens that they are unable to win with ease then they could say that they would be lucky at the penalty shoot out or probably by a lucky shot which could give them a winning goal.

The Europa this season is indeed going to be really tough and interesting for any team who's not in form enough and is depending on beeen lucky because you still need the form and some level of performance to be able to expect the fact that you been lucky helps you through to winning in the tournament but luck dependent teams usually have limitations to how far they can go in every of such tournament.