There was information that Real Madrid changed its tactics about Mbappe after it became clear that Paris Saint-Germain would be the opponent and decided to postpone negotiations with the footballer until March. I don't even know how to treat such information. By the way, the management of Paris Saint-Germain does not lose hope of still agreeing with the footballer on the extension of the contract. In any case, the situation is quite piquant and let's hope that Mbappe will play these matches in full force, regardless of where he is going to continue his football career. By the way, maybe Mbappe's efforts alone may not be enough, but there are other good players in PSG whose efforts in total may be enough to win

It is still too early to draw any serious conclusions about Sevilla's championship ambitions, but the snatched victory from Atletico allowed Sevilla to break away from the opponent, and the draw of Real Madrid even allowed them to get closer to the leader. In any case, the most important thing in football is the final score of the match and no statistics can cross it out and Real Madrid had the good fortune to make sure of it. Despite everything, such a result is important for maintaining intrigue in the fight for the championship title and it is good that even modest Cadiz contributes to this process. By the way, I am not sure that Sevilla's efforts will be enough to eventually become champions, despite some problems experienced by long-term leaders in the person of Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

I agree that magic is when a coach manages to achieve great results with a fairly average team and squeeze the maximum out of its potential. Wait, isn't that what the fans of the current Barcelona want Xavi to do?! Barcelona, of course, is a big club with a rich history, but a rich history in itself will not bring winnings and tournament points if it is not backed up by the team's performance. I agree to some extent with Xavi, who has now stated that Barcelona has a chance for titles and that anything can happen. Only on my own behalf I wanted to add that these chances are still purely mathematical and obviously no more than other teams, and a group of teams has even more chances. Therefore, now Barcelona should really count on the winter transfer window, that it will be possible to sign strong players cheaper who do not pass into the main squads of other big clubs. Fortunately, the magic of Barcelona's name still matters.

Yes, Bayern were clearly better in this match and in the second half brought the score to a crushing one. Lewandowski still managed to score his record goal of 43 goals and surpass the legendary Gerd Muller with his 42 goals for 1972 in the number of goals in a calendar year and could have scored more if the referee had awarded a penalty at the end of the match. But the refereeing team had a different opinion on this matter and did not put a penalty, however, Bayern did not protest about this. I hoped that after 1-0 in the first half, Wolfsburg would be able to impose a fight on the leader and could at least take away points, but unfortunately this did not happen and Bayern did not give the competitors a chance to get closer to themselves.

Let the Atletico defense is not so effective now, but Diego Simeone still has two months left to fix the situation with the defensive game for the better. It's one thing if the matches were held here and now, but it's quite another what the layouts will be closer to the matches themselves. A classic case in football tournaments is the fact that a team that is not a favorite approaches in the best conditions in the decisive matches and wins the tournament. In this case, we can recall about Chelsea in the last Champions League draw, when few people could initially assume that the team would reach the final. And Chelsea not only reached the final, but also took the title, winning against the favorite in the person of Manchester City.

I also would not deny Guardiola's coaching talent and his opinion to build a team, but still the finances of the Arab sheikhs thanks to which this happens is a decisive factor. Also, I would not compare the costs at Manchester United and Manchester City, yet the costs at City are clearly higher. If we talk about Paris Saint-Germain, the club has consistently, with rare exceptions, won the championship in recent years and recently played in the Champions League final in 2020, so Manchester City and PSG are quite comparable about this. Also, do not forget that this season the club has been replenished with a player like Messi, which has caused some problems in the team structures in order to effectively fit such a strong player into the game.

All that can be said about Inter so far is that the club has won 6 victories in a row and came out on top thanks to this. Whether Inter will be able to continue in the same spirit is a big question. In my humble opinion, I am not sure that Inter has such a margin of safety and this means that then there will definitely be a recession, Napoli will not let me lie Therefore, I have great respect for the work that Simone Inzaghi is doing at Inter, but I think it's too early to judge the final result that the club will achieve at the end of the season. I also think it's too early to negotiate with the club about extending the contract with a specialist, and there are already such rumors.

When Napoli was in the top position without a single loss, it was already clear to me that this could not last the whole championship and the team would start losing and losing points. Because with all due respect to the wards of Luciano Spalletti, the composition of his team does not have that margin of safety, thanks to which one could count on constant leadership in the tournament and passing the entire distance of the championship without losses. But I am not saying that the current Napoli is not able to become a champion and the club is showing quite a decent game, so the club may well take points from Milan, but I will still give Milan some advantage due to the home status of the match and at least a draw.

The cup system is a very insidious and unpredictable thing, so it is not a fact that in the end the club will still be the only winner of the Europa League who will receive a ticket to the Champions League. In my humble opinion, it is better for Barcelona to try to strengthen the game and the results in the domestic championship, because it will be more reliable and the element of chance will not be as decisive as in the cup tournament. And indeed, Napoli is quite able to beat Barcelona in the Europa League and complete its path in the tournament, no wonder Xavi said that his club was unlucky and Napoli is a rival worthy of the Champions League.

UEFA has certain rules according to which teams are distributed into baskets, and this time, for some reason, these rules were not followed, which led to a repeat draw. Speaking in general terms, Manchester United and Liverpool were not in their basket and it was perfectly noticeable during the broadcast. UEFA President Alexander Ceferin said on this occasion that something went wrong with the software and that they should depend less on technology. I would not scold UEFA so much about this, because it seems that such blatant blunders have never happened before and no one is immune from mistakes. As for the confrontation between Real Madrid and UEFA, this is a completely different story, which has nothing to do with this incident.

Let's not forget that Liverpool's rivals had a team that occupies the last place in the Premier League in the person of Newcastle and which is in an even worse position and shape than Everton. Therefore, Liverpool's victory was quite expected and hardly anyone doubted it very much. How time flies. It's quite surprising that if until recently Timo Werner was constantly scolded for a bunch of unused moments in matches for Chelsea, now on the contrary there are already regrets that the player did not take part in the match Although, of course, the presence of a player who can complete the attack with a goal with his strike will never be superfluous, because the main result of the match is the score on the scoreboard, not the statistics of the game.

If they continue in the same spirit, then next time they will definitely be lucky. The gap between Manchester City and Liverpool is still minimal and Chelsea is still participating in the championship race. Rafa Benitez is under severe pressure and on the verge of dismissal, so a point scored in a game with one of the leaders will be very useful. Despite the public support provided by the owner of Everton, Farhad Moshiri, still the 14th place in the standings is not what the management and fans of the club expect from the team. By the way, Chelsea have not lost in a home match to Everton since 1994, which did not happen this time either.

Oh yes, the current Barcelona is not the best option and what is most important in this case is not the most profitable option for a player like Haaland. When I constantly read information that Barcelona wants to sign a player, but at the same time wants to ask him to reduce wages, then information about Barcelona's interest in Haaland is perceived with great bewilderment. Reading the previous statements of Mino Raiola, it is hard to believe that Barcelona will be able to simultaneously satisfy the financial appetites of Borussia Dortmund, the player himself and his agent. Therefore, all this looks like just an attempt on the part of the Barcelona management to remind once again about themselves and show their importance. They say we are still a super club and therefore we can participate in such high-profile transfers.

It's silly to talk about the strength of the teams, because there are still two months left before the confrontation and a lot can change during this time. I have no doubt about the class and strength of Cristiano Ronaldo's game, but football is a collective game and 11 people participate in it, and a lot also depends on the efforts of the other players. I would not dare to talk about the greater potential of the Manchester United squad compared to Atletico Madrid, because Diego Simeone has proven throughout his previous career and skill at Atletico that he is able to remove stronger teams from his path, skillfully building the game and tactics of the team in such matches.

Self-confidence should be supported by something and this fuel, which reinforces everything and is victory. Therefore, it is silly to talk about the confidence of players if they constantly lose or allow draw results. Therefore, you just need to show diligence in matches with opponents who are lower class or comparable, and then confidence will gradually come. But if the team is confident in itself, but this is not supported by anything, then this is fraught with a loss of confidence and an even greater deterioration of the situation. It's just that the team needs to soberly assess their strength, not greatly overestimating them, but also not to underestimate them. With the normal coaching of Xavi and the formation of a team game, Barcelona is quite able to qualify for the Champions League for next season.

Still, I think there is still enough time and Juventus will be able to climb higher in the championship standings and still play in the Champions League next year. It's just that the team needs to find stability and not lose tournament points, and then the club may well repeat the path of Inter, which won five victories in a row and came out on a clean first place. I perfectly understand the Juventus fans who are used to the fact that the team has been quietly winning the Scudetto every year for a decade and the current standings plunge them into confusion and bewilderment, causing the worst fears about the future. But Massimiliano Allegri is not the first time on the coaching bridge and has some experience, so we should hope that he will be able to cope with the current problems and raise the team to at least the top four.

I would not resort to such loud words about the preliminary final in the match between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. There are still several clubs in the Champions League that at this point in time look at least as good as Real Madrid and PSG, and in some ways even better. The only thing I can agree about is that now the elimination games have started and each stage turns into a mini-final, where you only need to win otherwise it means the preliminary end of the international calendar for the club. And if Paris Saint-Germain is the undisputed and undisputed favorite in the French championship, then this cannot be said about the Champions League.

Actually, it seems that the difference between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona is not four, but five points. In any case, this gap can hardly be called huge and in any case it is recouped in two rounds with a successful combination of circumstances. Another question is that the current Atletico Madrid looks much better in terms of the game than Barcelona and there are no prerequisites yet for this gap to have the property of reducing. And while Barcelona should concentrate on the goal of joining the top four clubs to participate in the Champions League, Atletico Madrid may well still be thinking about the championship race, despite lagging 13 points behind the leader in the face of Real Madrid.

Rangnik is not a magician who will completely change the game of the team in a couple of rounds and Manchester United will be like a skating rink rolling over their rivals. Everyone perfectly understands the model of his game with aggressive pressure, which he would like to instill in the club, but Rangnik himself admitted recently in an interview that it is impossible to do this in a short period of time. Therefore, there may be some concerns about the result of the game with Brentford, especially since the game will be played at Brentford's home stadium. Moreover, Manchester United has officially confirmed the outbreak of coronavirus in the club, as a result of which the holding of the game itself is in question.

A lot will depend on how the story with Hazard will be consistent with the rules of financial fair play, because the club cannot suddenly start throwing money right and left. There are also big questions about the current playing form of Hazzard, who is only a pale shadow of himself when playing for Chelsea and completely out of line with his current level, receiving a lot of money for it.  Also, the high injury rate of a football player raises even bigger questions, and Newcastle needs players who can play now and save the club from relegation from the Premier League. Therefore, the option with Hazard does not look like such a good option at this point in time.