If you look at the standings and the game in recent matches, it seems that Inter is the favorite in the upcoming match and the club would like to break away from its sworn friends even more and strengthen its tournament position. But I don't quite agree with such proposals, because Milan needs a win more and I think Milan will put more effort into winning the match. Therefore, I will give Milan some advantage in the match with Inter, at least in the initiative, and I will also not be surprised at the draw that Milan had in the match with Juventus, because the stakes are high and therefore we may not wait for open football from both teams. However, a quick goal from one of the teams can reveal the game and we can see a productive match.

It's not just about the process of intimidating your rivals with your strength. A team must have a certain strength to dictate its will to most opponents and modern Barcelona does not have such strength. In principle, no matter what condition Barcelona is in, this club still looks like a great irritant for any opponent. The opponents were more restrained not by the authority of Barcelona as a team, but by the presence of certain high-class players who could punish an overly arrogant opponent who would try to dictate his game to Barcelona. Therefore, there can be no high authority of the team without a strong game and results, and Xavi still has a lot of work to do to make Barcelona look like the one in which he played himself.

If Dybala leaves Juventus, it will be solely Juventus' fault. The most important problem is not the departure of Dibala, but the fact that he leaves as a free agent. As practice has shown recently, if there is six months left before the end of the contract, then usually the player leaves for free, because it is easier for the buyer club to suffer for six months, but then save money by paying only to the player's side. I am confused by some inconsistency on the part of the Juventus management, which first offers and then withdraws its contract offers. This clearly does not make the club's management a strong party in the negotiations. Despite everything, Dybala remains a high-class football player and in any case will not be left without a job. For example, there is information that representatives of Liverpool have now contacted the player.

Therefore, we just have to be happy for the scoring qualities of Ramos, which are comparable or even better than the current owner of the Golden Ball Although, of course, a scorer's talent is not the quality by which a defender should be judged, but this does not apply to a player like Sergio, who loved and loves to save his team not only in defense, but also in attack. Personally, I am very pleased that Ramos has finally got rid of his sores and is starting to regain his former form, because this is necessary not only in the fight for the championship in France, but also just in time for the matches with Ramos' former team, which is Real Madrid.

Actually, let's not forget that Paris Saint-Germain also has the experience of the Champions League final and it was quite recently in 2020. It is not even necessary to talk about the winning experience of such players as Keylor Navas, Lionel Messi, Sergio Ramos. Paris Saint-Germain is really difficult to call the main favorite of the current Champions League draw, given the kind of game the club showed before, but on the other hand, I wouldn't be too surprised if they told me that PSG would win the Champions League. It's just that now the club needs to pass a very difficult barrier in the face of Real Madrid, and in terms of the status of its players, PSG is not lower, and in some ways even higher than Real Madrid.

Manchester United, led by Rangnik, still have a lot of work to do, although of course the last matches ended with a positive result. It's not always possible to say this about the quality of the game itself, and it seems that Rangnik himself also expresses dissatisfaction with this in an interview. On the other hand, the final result is the main measure of success in football and now the most important task for Manchester United is to get into the number of teams that will play in the Champions League next season and this is what Rangnik is still trying to achieve, although with reservations about the different number of matches for the teams. It sounds quite ironic, but it seems that they are no longer talking about the titles that MU should have won this season.

Let's hope that Leipzig will also be able to join Bayern Munich's competitors in the fight for the championship title next year. Nevertheless, Borussia Dortmund's business model is not focused on building a top club and winning titles, but on earning money by selling its players. I think it's not worth judging the strength or weakness of Bayern Munich's game by the match with Hertha, because the clubs occupy different poles and, as I pointed out earlier, that all of Hertha scored fewer goals than one Lewandowski. Because of this, it is also not worth projecting this result on the upcoming success in the Champions League. Still, it seems that the level of the remaining rivals in the Champions League will be clearly higher.

I am not at all sure that Nadal will have an easy match with Shapovalov, despite all the matches already held at the tournament. Although, of course, it is in Nadal's interests to finish his matches as soon as possible due to his not so young age  Still, this court cover is not a crown for Rafa, despite all his successes on the fast surface. Although I sincerely wish Nadal success in this match and go as far as possible in this tournament. Tsitsipas had a tough five-set match and at times was not as convincing as his American opponent. But still, in the end, Taylor Fritz faltered, making mistakes at key moments in the endings of the fourth and fifth sets and allowed Tsitsipas to become the last participant in the quarterfinals.

You would also be active if there was a clear prospect in front of you next season, instead of fighting for high places, to make your way from the championship back to the Premier League despite a lot of available money Moreover, not all candidates are eager to move to the club, as happened in the case of Eden Hazard now, and Lingard seems to agree only to a loan from Manchester United until the end of the season, and then decide his own fate. It is not enough to buy a lot of high-quality players, it is also necessary that all these players represent a single organism, and not a chaotic group of players who are not able to show team thought and, accordingly, the result.

I would not say that it will be a one-sided race, because now as many points as Milan has Attacked, so Inter, thanks to the victory, can break away from Milan, but not necessarily from Napoli, which has a modest Venice in its rivals, which, however, seriously frayed Inter's nerves in this round. But I am not sure that Venice is capable of doing such feats on request, otherwise it would occupy a place in the standings much higher. However, I also do not rule out a repeat of the scenario of the Milan-Juventus match, when the cautious play of the teams did not reveal the winner, because there is a lot at stake. Sometimes teams prefer to maintain the status quo rather than complicate their tournament prospects with risk.

Just to continue the intrigue in the championship, it is necessary that Sevilla continue to gain points and keep up with Real Madrid. I think it would be interesting only for particularly zealous Real Madrid fans if there was already a huge advantage over other clubs. Before that, the difficulties in scoring touched Real Madrid to a lesser extent than its arch-rivals in the face of Atletico and Barcelona. However, from the third-place Betis, the advantage is quite large and 10 points look quite a serious handicap. On the other hand, matches with rivals such as Elche give hope that Real Madrid will still give its pursuers a chance in the face of Betis, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Real Sociedad to participate in the championship race

These words of Ancelotti also sounded quite surprising to me. Another question is that it seems that the conversation was about a transfer to Newcastle, which is now in distress and Eden Hazard himself did not agree to this transfer, not wanting to spend the near future of his career fighting for survival. It could also be said that the new club would not be able to pay the same money to Hazard as Real Madrid, but it seems that this does not apply to the case with Newcastle and the club could pay even more to the player himself. Also, Ancelotti's words sounded a certain surprise to me that Hazard is included in their plans for the next season and Ancelotti himself can confirm this.

Actually, in financial terms, Paris Saint-Germain looks very good not only at the domestic French level, but also at the level of the rest of the top European championships. Therefore, I would not link the situation with the finances of the other French clubs and Paris Saint-Germain, because at times it seems that PSG not only plays in its separate league from other French clubs, not only in terms of sports, but also financially. However, the source of funding for the Paris Club is not directly related to the French economy. Although, of course, this does not mean an automatic entry into the Champions League final, and frankly speaking, PSG were not quite lucky with the draw, which already gave such a serious opponent as Real Madrid at this stage.

Sevilla still remains in the championship race and the unexpected draw of Real Madrid in the match with Elche also contributed to this. Who would have thought that Real Madrid would have to escape from defeat in the time added by the referee in a home match from a team that is a couple of places away from the relegation zone from La Liga. Also, the good news for the intrigue in the championship is that Betis, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have won their matches and if they are not yet able to compete with Real Madrid in the fight for the championship, they may well impose a struggle on Sevilla for second place in the championship.

If the game can be described in one sentence, then we can say that no one wanted to take risks. At times in the game it seemed that Milan wanted to win this match more than Juventus, but no team included over-turns and Massimiliano Allegri entangled Pioli's wards in the net of his signature game. Every club, that Milan, that Juventus remained with their own and the main winners in this situation were Napoli, who, thanks to their 4-1 victory over Salernitana, equaled Milan in points and Inter, who, thanks to their hard victory over the missing stars of Venice, increased their gap from their sworn friends from their city to four points.

It just so happened that even Chelsea, which is experiencing certain difficulties, still turned out to be stronger than Tottenham and this is happening for the third time in January, while the total score of all these matches is 5-0 in favor of Chelsea. In principle, no one expected Tottenham to stop losing in the Premier League with the arrival of Antonio Conte, and the main question was only when this would happen. Nevertheless, Conte took over the team during the season and did not conduct full-fledged seasonal training with it and also has not yet made the necessary reinforcements of the squad. Also, let's not forget that Tottenham still remains ahead of Chelsea in terms of lost points, even taking into account the loss in this meeting. Another question is that all these missing 4 matches still need to be won.

Yes, judging by the current state of things, it will be very difficult for Leipzig to compete with Borussia Dortmund in the fight for the 2nd place in the championship. Too many points were lost before that, but still the performance of Leipzig after the start of the new year should cause optimism among the fans of the club and also among those fans who want serious competition in the championship, and not the unequal battle of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, which always ends in favor of the first team. Leipzig has already won 4 victories, including the victory in the German Cup, and I think it does not intend to stop. It's a funny fact, but all of Hertha's players have scored fewer goals in the league this season than Lewandowski alone, respectively 22 goals against 23.

It's just that the Barcelona leadership and Dembele have different interests and, accordingly, different views on this situation. At the same time, you can perfectly understand the club, which is working to optimize its financial expenses and, accordingly, the desire to save on contracts and the desire of the football player and his agent to earn more. At the same time, it is really possible to talk about blackmailing each other's parties, because Barcelona is an employer and can suspend a player from the activities of a player who can leave in the summer as a free agent. Therefore, now the main hope is for a meeting between the player's agent and the club's management next week, where the parties will try to come to a compromise.

If we talk about Xavi's return to Barcelona as a head coach, it is clearly not for winning titles this season, because I think the club's management understands the depth of the whole crisis in which the team is. Everyone would certainly be happy if they managed to take the trophy at the same time, but now the club's management and Xavi personally have completely different tasks, which consist in correcting all the imbalances that have been dominating the team for several seasons and many of which rest on the financial part. Therefore, of course, someone can gloat about trophies or arrange a universal tragedy about this, and Xavi and the club's management just have to roll up their sleeves and continue their work to correct the situation no matter what. At least, Xavi himself said after the defeat by Atletic that he did not like such a word as failure and the club had two wars left that the club would fight to the end: La Liga and the Europa League.

The extension of the contract with Hugo Lloris is good news for Tottenham, because it means that the clubs are interested in each other and see prospects for continued cooperation. Personally, I do not believe that Antonio Conte will leave the club on his own initiative at the end of this season, because too little time has passed since the coach came to the club. No one denies the high professional qualities of Antonio Conte and the ability to achieve success with teams in a fairly short period of time, but also one should not deny some of the toxicity of his character in relations with the management of clubs. But it seems that it has not come to that yet and a lot depends on how the club will strengthen in this transfer window and how the club will fulfill its promises that it made when inviting Conte.