Yes, it is not necessary to exaggerate the importance of Sergio Ramos in these meetings and in Paris Saint-Germain itself. If in Real Madrid Ramos was the leader of the team's defensive actions and the so-called leader of the locker room, then I don't think he can play the same role in Paris Saint-Germain, because unfortunately he never played a normal number of matches in his new team to prove himself in front of the team and the fans. It will be a landmark game for the footballer himself, but there is no certainty that Ramos can make a decisive contribution in these matches, as there is no certainty yet that the footballer will take part in these meetings at all. Unfortunately, Ramos still does not manage to constantly play in the club for various reasons.

Personally, it was unexpected for me exactly with what pace Napoli scored points at the beginning of the championship and kept its lead. Because it seems that there were no prerequisites for such a pace and such a state of things, so the decline in the results is by no means surprising. It is surprising with whom the team loses points, because after an important victory over one of the leaders Milan, a defeat from one of the outsiders follows. With all due respect to a club like Spezia, it is still unacceptable to suffer defeat from them at home if Napoli wants to claim something serious this season. Also, of course, the club must necessarily strengthen, and not engage in earnings by selling off its players.

In fact, we need to find clubs that are willing to pay the same big money that these players receive in Real Madrid. At least, it seems to be the main reason why Bale is still at the club. Therefore, it is easy to talk about the sale of unnecessary or not so useful players for the club, and it is quite another thing when such reasoning collides with reality. And the reality is that the club would like not just to save on the club budget, but also to try to make a profit. Also, football players are not wordless slaves, ready for anything for a piece of food, but completely independent persons who legally formalize relations with the club and have not only duties, but also certain rights.

It's just that the club's management is used to Diego Simeone consistently achieving results with the players he has. At the same time, let's not forget that these same players, with rare exceptions, won the title of champions last season and their skill was quite enough to achieve this goal. We also see on the example of Barcelona what excesses are brought to in the club's transfer policy. Although, of course, reinforcements are always needed, but this is also quite problematic due to the epidemic and the fall in income as a result.  Another question is that the crisis has dragged on and it is unknown how long it will last and these lost points may not be enough then at the finish of the season, because Real Madrid is starting to break away.

Haaland is unlikely to stay at Borussia Dortmund even if his salary is doubled and he should not even count on it. Another question is that there is a multi-way combination with a move to Real Madrid in 2023 and Madrid would not mind if the striker stayed in Borussia while Real Madrid prepared financially for such a transfer. But I am not sure that because of this Haaland needs to lose precious time of his football career with the risk of injury in a less ambitious club than the bidders buyers. Therefore, the most likely scenario remains the departure of a football player to another club and most likely to another championship, because Bayern Munich is unlikely to agree to overpay a lot for the possibility of signing a Norwegian prodigy.

The main thing that can be said in this situation is that this is happening now. Therefore, it is not necessary to extrapolate the situation that is developing at this moment in time for the future. Atletico Madrid should not endlessly lose and this unfortunate series should come to an end. Ronaldo can continue to score as much as he likes in matches against Atletico Madrid, but it is not a fact that this will be enough for an overall victory at the end of two matches. Even if we take into account the current situation, we need to remember that the Champions League is a completely separate story with its own separate motivation on the part of the clubs, because I know a lot of examples of cup tournaments when the club was unsuccessful in the domestic championship and fine in the international arena and vice versa.

Any team can have a bad streak and Atletico Madrid is no exception. Another question is that any series tends to end and this is especially true for a club like Atletico, because the potential of the team has better results. By the way, according to statistics, Atletico has not lost 25 matches to Granada since 1973. Also, Atletico has not lost four matches in a row for ten years, so this situation is not typical for the club. In any case, the club should forget about the championship ambitions for now and straighten out the defensive game, which is the signature style of Atletico Madrid. It's not for nothing that Simeone said after the match that they play good matches, but they don't get what they want to see and lack concentration and it costs points.

On the one hand, the appearance of a new bidder for the purchase of Haaland is quite understandable, because I think that any club would not refuse to sign such a strong striker. On the other hand, I am not sure that Liverpool is ready to go all the way in this matter. Moreover, in the case of Liverpool, there seems to be no such facts that would link Haaland and the club, unlike, for example, the fact that at one time the player's father played at Manchester City. Therefore, for me personally, all this looks more serious than the information that Barcelona is also interested in buying a player, but still I think there are more arguments in favor of Manchester City so far, if we are talking about English clubs. And by the way, it is not necessary to take seriously the information about the fixed amount of the buyout in the contract, because this is only insurance on the part of the player if the club refuses to sell the player, but it is unlikely that it will come to that and the issue will be resolved to the mutual benefit of both Borussia Dortmund and Haaland.

Liverpool showed their character and were able to win an unsuccessful match, while Leicester must be very insulting, because the chance to win the title was lost. No matter how Leicester fans might react to my words, it is still much more difficult for the club to achieve success and a title based on the results of the entire championship than to win the title in the cup, where there are much fewer matches and it is possible to level the superior level of the opponent in a separate match thanks to dedication and banal luck. Especially when there was a goal advantage and literally a few minutes were not enough to defeat such a status rival as Liverpool.

This is a double-edged blade and the presence of titles already won can not always serve as a significant advantage in the confrontation. The opponent may simply have a stronger desire to win the title than his already jaded opponent, although of course great teams, like athletes, are called great because they are not jaded with these victories and every new time they fight with redoubled efforts. Paris Saint-Germain by name may indeed have some advantage over Real Madrid, but the advantage of Madrid may be greater teamwork and greater integrity of the team. Therefore, it is difficult for me to give an advantage to any club offhand, but I think that the Qatari sheikhs can offer more prize money for their wards than Real Madrid can offer to its players

You just don't have to give up right away and despair of having star players in the opponent's squad, because in football it's not the names that win, but specific teams that can score one goal more than the opponent on this particular day and hour. It is not for nothing that it is said that order beats class and the national championship is by no means 38 games against a club like Paris Saint Germain, but a game every round with different opponents with different class levels. Fortunately, money does not solve everything in football, otherwise it would not be so interesting to follow the tournaments and there are always rivals who use their financial and human resources that are available more effectively.

On the one hand, Barcelona fans have the right to do so, given the club's recent successful history On the other hand, the club's fans really need to have a little patience and not make tragedies out of local failures or fall into euphoria from individual victories. I don't understand at all why people expect that a person without a lack of coaching experience in a top club and a top championship will suddenly quickly begin to achieve success. I recall on this occasion the words of Barcelona President Laporta about Xavi's debut, that Guardiola at one time it was easier to make his debut as a head coach, because the team was already there.

I would like to correct a little that Dortmund's results should be more stable than Bayern's It is precisely the fact that the Munich team does not allow itself such numerous failures as competitors do, which allows Bayern to lead in the Bundesliga and increase its gap from competitors. The efforts of Haaland alone and his records will clearly not be enough if it is not backed up by a reliable defensive game. Still, any unsuccessful match usually has some explanation for the reasons for failure, when the club played poorly in defense or not constructively enough in attack, or a combination of these two factors together. To be honest, it is still hard to believe that Borussia Dortmund is able to impose a fight on Bayern for the title, and other comparable competitors are not yet visible on the horizon.

On the contrary, I am afraid of such figures for Inter and I believe that the longer the winning streak lasts, the more likely it is that a recession and a loss will occur. Still, I don't think Inter have enough margin of safety and depth of composition to continue in the same spirit for a long time. It was about the insufficient depth of the squad and its strength, resulting in the departure of key players, that I thought before the start of the championship, when there was information in the media about Inter. I would also like to know how the matter is about the financial side of the club's activities, which has not been heard about lately. And this can also play a role at a certain stage of the struggle for the scudetto.

I have great doubts about the need to sign both forwards for Real Madrid, given that the issue of signing Mbappe has almost been resolved and it concerns only specific details. Despite the status of Mbappe's supposed free agent status, and I think Real Madrid will still try to buy the player in the next transfer window, in any case there will be additional payments to both Mbappe himself and his entourage for the transfer itself. We will also add huge expenses for the proposed transfer of Haaland, plus the same huge expenses for the salaries of both players. Therefore, another question is whether the club needs the presence of two such highly paid strikers. By the way, there is information that Barcelona, when contacting Mino Raiola, asked this agent to reduce the amount of his remuneration, which is very hard to believe.

Yes, it is very difficult to accept when the chance to play at a club like Manchester City is disrupted. I think that Kane had already decided everything for himself last season and was counting on a gentleman's agreement with the owner of the club Levi, there was also a sincere interest from Manchester City and Pep Guardiola personally, so it was a big shock for the player that the transition failed and it affected the level of the game. I remember that with all the ambiguity of the stage of being the head coach of Tottenham Jose Mourinho, there is information that the Portuguese had a beneficial effect on Kane's self-esteem and his development as a player. Perhaps we will see something similar with the arrival of Antonio Conte.

Actually, this has been happening for the second year and it's time for the coaches to get used to this situation. By the way, the head coach of Wolverhampton, Bruno, Even said that all the players of the team want to deliver a third vaccine. At the same time, Wolverhampton and Leeds are the most vaccinated teams in the Premier League. There was also information that representatives of the League teams blame unvaccinated players for the outbreaks of coronavirus infection, of which there are still about 20 percent of the total number of players. Some clubs generally want unvaccinated players to train and go to matches separately. And Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp said that the club will not sign unvaccinated players.

Milan could well have played in a draw if not for Kessier's goal canceled due to Giroud at the end of the meeting, but more would have been an injustice to Napoli, who quite worthily kept his victory during the match. Although, of course, at the end of the match, before the cancelled goal, Milan put good pressure near the opponent's goal. Thanks to this victory, Napoli was able to catch up with Milan in the championship standings and continues to have good chances to participate in the championship race. This result also helped Inter to win the first round of the championship regardless of the results of the next round 19.

Actually, Liverpool still continues to be present in Manchester City's own league, and Chelsea is not so catastrophically behind. At least, I would be very surprised if Manchester City lost points with Newcastle, but there is much less surprise about Liverpool's draw with Tottenham. By the way, Newcastle repeated the anti-record of the Premier League from Ipswich Town from 1994 in terms of the number of goals conceded in a calendar year, which is already 79 goals.  But let's not forget that Newcastle have 2 more matches left to play this year. And Manchester City, on the contrary, set a new record for 34 meetings won in a calendar year, beating Liverpool's record 33 wins from 1982.

According to The Guardian, Rangnik has decided on Paul Pogba and believes that the player did not deserve a new contract. It is reported that firstly, Rangnik does not like the player's attitude to the recovery process after injury. Secondly, Rangik does not like the manipulations of the footballer's agent Mino Raiola, who is trying to attract excessive attention to Pogba and overstates the salary requirements for his ward. In principle, considering that the epic with the extension of the contract with Pogba has been going on for a long time, I am not surprised by this. Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain seem to be interested in signing the player as a free agent, but Mino Raiola seems to want to attach Pogba to PSG.