Napoli should be able to move Barcelona out of their way now if we consider the recent performances of both teams. Napoli have started a bad form lately though but they are still much better than their opponent now. Barcelona are still making a big effort to improve their performance and they are getting bad results in this period of time too of course. If they don't reach a decent level in two months, they won't be able to fight back much against Napoli most probably.
If you think right here and now, in my humble opinion, Napoli looks better and more thorough than Barcelona. Another question is that there are still two months ahead, during which Xavi and the Barcelona management will not sit idly by and try to improve the game and, most importantly, the results of the club. It all depends on how the transfer company will be conducted and what reinforcements the clubs will receive. At least Barcelona President Laporta promised to help strengthen the squad in January. Another question is how all this will be combined with the financial situation and the fact that the plans to overcome the financial crisis have already included funds from entering the 1/8 Champions League, and not getting into the 1/16 Europa League, where the financial income as you progress will be a multiple of less. |
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PSG had a really interesting draw against Real Madrid. The first leg is going to be played in Parc des Princes in two months. Real Madrid have a superb form now and I can't say a certain thing for this draw for now. PSG are already the favourite club of this draw but I'm not saying there is no probability for Real Madrid to eliminate them too. PSG should capture a good advantage after the first leg.
In my humble opinion, the Real Madrid vs Paris Saint-Germain pair is the most interesting pair of the 1/8 Champions League final. Lionel Messi is again against his clients from Real Madrid, as well as Sergio Ramos, who himself has already become a Real Madrid legend against his former club  It all looks very, very promising. By the way, the fact that the matches themselves are still two months away negates the very fact of Real Madrid's potential advantage, because a lot can happen during this time. Also, according to rumors, Real Madrid seems to be thinking about filing a protest about the results of the draw, because it seems that the initial version with Benfica suits much more guys from Madrid  |
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Roma's performance this season is not so good. looks inconsistent in every game. even though if you look at the material of the players, actually Roma is not a weak team.
If the final solution is the problem, I agree with you. because in every game, Rome can design an opportunity. but unfortunately, the poor finishing created problems that cost Roma themselves.
but when viewed from the productivity of Goals, actually Roma is not a team that is stuck in producing goals. 24 goals in 16 games are certainly not bad. Veretout with 4 goals, Pellegrini with 5 goals, and Abraham with 4 goals. I think there is a positive side to the midfielders and strikers of Roma.
Mourinho has been a great manager in the past and anyone who doubts that or questions that hasn't watched the teams that he managed. However, after certain point he started to "lose it" I suppose, I do not know why and how but he was sacked at his second sting at Chelsea just less than a year after he won the league, he was terrible at United, and he wasn't even a talking point at spurs so ever since that last championship with Chelsea years ago, he hasn't been a proper manager for some reason. I am guessing that his style is not just that proper anymore, people are finding solutions to break through his famous defensive line and he couldn't find a counter to it. All in all Roma will not be getting any shocking results anytime soon, Mourinho needs to change his view of football and needs to really be the adapting to the modern style of football. In football, there are head coaches who can build a game and a team style for a long time and painstakingly, and there are head coaches who squeeze the necessary result out of the team within a relatively short period of time. Only this effect cannot last long enough, unlike the first option, because the team burns out psychologically. This is Mourinho's trademark style, which consists in a psychological shake-up of the team he comes to, and then the psychological climate in the team gets worse and worse. Another question is that it used to be enough for more time, and in recent times everything has ended much faster for Mourinho. I would be glad to be mistaken about my observations in the case of Roma. |
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I'm starting to become afraid of the probability again that Bayern Munich would reach the Bundesliga title at the end of the season ten times in a row. Because even Dortmund are having problems on defeating their easy opponents. In this case, it is really difficult to have some expectations from them or some other team to put an end to Bayern Munich's tradition. But let's see what happens in the future as we have left only round 15.
It is getting boring again. Just like the last few years (with a few exceptions), it is usually already clear at the beginning of the season who will be the German champion in the end. six points is not a lot to be honest, we have seen Bayern losing matches in their home stadium against humble teams, but we don't know if Dortmund can keep a good pace and a good winning streak, but we're seeing a lot of goals here and there, like today Frankfurt turned the tables on Leverkusen after being down with two goals to win with five, Bundesliga isn't that boring in general. Yes, Borussia Dortmund is not quite coping with the role of the main pursuer of Bayern. In the match with Bochum, they could well have lost, having won back only at the end of the meeting. Bayern were also losing and only in the second half tipped the scales in their favor. The gap of six points does not look catastrophic yet and may well be played back. Although of course I would like more competition not only from Borussia Dortmund, but also from other clubs. Because in this case, these clubs would spur each other. Because in this case, these clubs would spur each other and the leader would no longer feel so confident and this would lead to new losses of points. |
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PSG is fully of players who have won the title already. Apart from that they also have been in the final against Bayern Munich, which with a little bit of luck can end in their favor. It is not like they are without experience, but what I do think is that they might lack focus because they don't have to keep up their highest level for a whole season as Ligue 1 is too weak. Whereas other teams are focussing all year long and are ready anytime for the big challenges.
Right now we have some good talk about this year champion and two teams are mostly in talk because of their desire first one is PSG and second one is Manchester City but sadly again this year we are checking these both teams have no chance to win title because their players are not good enough for this title like we have in Liverpool, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Ajax. My feeling about these teams is most chances they will not reach into last four but still many things to happen in next few months when we will be back in knock out stage in February with some better teams and having good competition for winning this year's title. In any case, the deciding factor will not be what form the Champions League favourites are in at the moment, but what form the teams will be in for the decisive matches. Another question is that we still need to get to these decisive matches. Therefore, I would not advise paying such close attention to the results of the group stage and who managed to score how many points. The cup system has its own laws, which differ from the laws of a round-robin tournament, when everything is decided in two matches and the strongest opponent does not always win, but very often a more patient and successful opponent achieves victory. |
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We have a new leader in the standings as it seems. While Napoli and Milan both lost points in their games at this weekend, a big opportunity for Inter arose to take the first place from Milan. Inter had a home match against Cagliari and annihilated them by 4-0 which was really a great result. They absolutely deserved to take the lead because they have had an incredible win streak so far. I'm really enjoying the Serie A this season as there is a high level of competition.
Until recently, the positions of the leaders in the face of Napoli and Milan seemed unshakable, but the middle of the championship has not yet come, and Inter has already escaped to the first place, while Milan saved a draw in the match with Udinese in added time, and Napoli lost to Empoli on its own field. And if before the start of the season I strongly doubted Inter's ability to defend the title of champion, given all the circumstances that happened with the club, now these doubts are greatly shaken and Simone Inzaghi is still perfectly able to cope with them. Another question is that I am still not sure about Inter's ability to consistently hold the entire championship, as I already doubted before about Napoli. |
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Enjoy our weekend as Real Madrid fans with winning derby and see Barcelona again just getting draw with Osasuna. Now Madrid really have safety on first standing position with 42 points and sad to see Barcelona on 8th position standing with 24 points, left more than 18 points from Real Madrid and can said Barcelona have out from candidate as la liga tittle in this season, although on January window transfer Barcelona get many new player I think they can't reach the same points with Real Madrid have consistent performance on every match.
Actually, now it's just the middle of the championship and a lot can change, but it's really not yet clear how and due to what Barcelona will give out a big winning streak and return to the leading positions. Maybe Xavi did not fully imagine the problems he had to face at the club. On the one hand, such chances as working as a head coach in Barcelona are not scattered. On the other hand, this can ruin a coaching career and can be fraught with a loss of self-confidence and coaching authority. Maybe Xavi was in vain and it was worth trying his hand at clubs with a lower rank from the top European championships to practice coaching skills, because Qatar is a little different conditions. |
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Liverpool's win against Aston Villa was a very tough one undoubtedly. The statistics of the game shows that Liverpool dominated the whole game from the beginning to the end. But they struggled so much to score that single goal which brough them the victory. Aston Villa were really good at defending for the most of the time during the game. But Mings' big mistake while defending Salah cost them three points. Maybe they were going to draw with Liverpool if it wasn't for the penalty goal.
Most big teams win their game the previous matches which is good for them. MU, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and MCT. Too bad that Tottenham's game has to be postponed. I bet if there is no obstacle and the game will be played on time, Tottenham will also win their game as well. Yes, the victories of all of the leading three turned out to be with a minimum advantage of one ball. Chelsea generally managed to do this only in the time added by the main referee of the match. Only Arsenal's big victory over Southampton stands out from this general row. Only Arsenal's big victory over Southampton stands out from this general row. A lot of things in these matches were decided thanks to successfully punched penalties and in the matches of Manchester United, City, Chelsea and Liverpool, these penalties decided the outcome of the game. Actually, Tottenham should not be upset about the postponement of the game with Brighton, but be glad that it was not limited to losing due to the coronavirus. |
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It is not only about the competition between the stars within the squad itself, it is also that Haaland wants to write history and you can't really do that in France. Was it an era when PSG wins the title 20 times in a row? Not really. Would it be an era when Chelsea wins the title 5 times in a row in England? Definitely yes. Ligue 1 is just not attractive and competitive enough. It's crazy to think about the fact that Messi and Neymar are playing in France. They do it for the money, but not because they want to write history.
Haaland, of course, wants to write history, but the most important thing is that it should be backed up by a very large reward The main problem of Paris Saint-Germain in the eyes of many top players is the not so high status of the French Championship itself and therefore it has to be supported by a solid salary supplement. On the other hand, the presence of other star players of the level of Neymar, Messi and others partially brightens up this situation and raises the status of the club itself for other applicants. Also, do not forget that PSG does not yet have the title of the winner of the Champions League, unlike Real Madrid, for which the title of the winner will not be the first. Therefore, where else but in Paris to write history, if the conversation turned to writing history |
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Mino Raiola confirms that Haaland is likely on his way this summer to one of the four interested clubs.
Bayern Munich Manchester City Real Madrid and Barcelona
My point of view: Barcelona will not be able to sign him based on his current conditions, and he will think of useful offensive deals, but at a lower cost and lower commission.
Bayern is a strong contender for the deal if I want to stay in the Bundesliga, but I doubt that.
The deal between City and Real is mostly with a slight advantage for City because of his urgent need for a sniper striker and also because of his comfortable financial situation and his good relationship with Raiola, unlike Real, who does not prefer to pay large commissions and has Mbappe as a main goal and support the team with a defender.
Bayern president Herbert Heiner already said in October that the club does not have such a question because of the presence of Lewandowski in the squad. Bavaria knows how to count money, so it will not participate in such an auction and pay inflated money. I would also exclude Barcelona from the list of potential buyers due to financial difficulties, which have become even more complicated due to non-entry into the next part of the Champions League, because the proceeds from this have already been budgeted for by the club. I would also exclude Real Madrid from this list, which is betting on the signing of Mbappe. But Mbappe's departure, in my opinion, makes Paris Saint-Germain the main candidate for purchase, because the club will certainly make every effort or even more to find the same scoring striker and Haaland is more suitable for this role than anyone else. |
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The whole thing seems like Mercedes idk how have upgrade so much their car so much, in the last races Hamilton its literally flying i think MV dont how much chance in the proper race.
Do you realice LW make the lap record in Jeddah with the endplate damaged, and i really cant belive how all the media say no, its because he have low fuel bla bla, come on man , all know that car its flying and its really strange how in the last races he have so much power than his partner and MV.
I dont wanna to put the finger over anything but its the same sensation i have in the 2019 with the Ferrari PU.(and all we know how it ended).
After all i dont wanna nobody to win because the two seems a really bad losers and persons, they didnt respect one rule, allways pushing to the limit and saying the fault was in the otherside. I know a champions its that but the two past by far the aceptable.
Sorry for my bad english as allways.
Is it not very surprising to you that Verstappen shows quite comparable speed with Hamilton, which is absolutely impossible to say about Perez? Personally, this surprises me, and I am absolutely not sure that it is solely a matter of Max's piloting skills. By the way, Bottas' car looked quite good in the previous race, but due to restarts, he was cut off from the leading group and could not participate in the fight for leadership because of it. Although of course we understand perfectly well that because of team tactics Bottas would not fight for the lead with Hamilton, but he could compete with Verstappen in the fight for second place, and that was exactly what happened at the very beginning of the race, before these accidents, which were followed by restarts. |
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Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid, what a match man! This kind of matches make the La Liga more exciting than ever. Even though Real Madrid are the team being favored by far, I'm still hoping to enjoy watching this match. Because there are world star players at both teams now. We might even get a surprising result, we never know. Especially if Atletico Madrid score first, Real Madrid can have a really big difficulty as Atletico Madrid have a very solid defense.
Despite the fact that Real is looking better now, I think that Atletico will not lose in this match. And I think so not because Atletico has a good defense, but because Real has a very large winning streak and, according to the theory of probability, this streak should end sooner or later. Therefore, I will assume that Atletico is just the option that can take points away from Real. Atletico may not win, but there could be a draw in this match. Both teams aren't too far from each other on the laliga table and there is no guarantee Real Madrid will defeat Athletico Maldrid because Athletico has a good standing defense and a nice midfield. The game might just go any where in favor of who plays best. But I will risk for the club with the highest odd because which ever club I choose to wager on there is no guarantee so I just take the risk for Athletico with 3.60 odd I am also inclined to the result that Atletico Madrid at least should not lose. Another question is that the club has not yet met the expectations that were placed on it, taking into account the problems of the other leaders. However, this can be a good scenario when the club gradually improves the game and consistently shows results, without allowing a big failure during the championship. Moreover, the gap from Real Madrid does not look huge and is fully recouped during the championship, even if failure follows in this match. It can also be said that Ancelotti is not sure that Benzema will be able to take part in the upcoming match, which could be a good trump card in the attacking formations of Real Madrid. |
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Bayern Munich's form this season is something that is really exciting.Look at the way the flogged FC Barcelona in champions league.They have been winning all their matches and they show no mercy to smaller teams,flogging them mercilessly.
From my angle,I see them winning the bundesliga and getting to the final of the champions league.
They have a very balanced team,complete and with team spirit.
The major thing I love about them is that they try as much as they could to get many goals in every game they play.
Bayern Munich is very superior in each of their matches, in fact they will play very hard and never give up when they are in a match both in the league and the champions league, the consistency of their game has been the key that has allowed them to dominate the league so far, but what is the matter does that make Bayern Munich impossible to beat? Of course not, because football is still football, sometimes there are surprises in a match and Bayern Munich sometimes often loses when dealing with other teams that are not superior at all, I'm sure you will remember when Bayern Munich lost 5-0 to Borussia Monchengladbach last October. That's right, every team can have bad days and Bayern is no exception to this rule. Also, it is not always possible to maintain high concentration in a match with rivals, which often happens in the domestic championship, which are lower in class and at times there is a temptation to achieve the desired result with minimal forces. Another question is that it happens much less often at Bayern thanks to a high-class selection of players and a greater depth of the squad than at competitors. Therefore, you can express confidence in the success of Bayern in the absolute majority of matches, but anything can happen in a single match. |
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Your name like player agent in the world and I think looks interested talk about Anthony Martial still not get enough minutes player with Manchester United, five game after Manchester United lead by new manager still not see Anthony Martial as starting eleven and never playing so far. Better on January window transfer get agreement with new club or try new challenge with Newcastle United, how ever have rumors Newcastle United will get Martial sign's in this time window transfer. Newcastle will carry out a reshuffle in the January transfer window and it is clear they will have to do it if they are to stay in the Premier League next season. Only managed to win 1 game making this team in the relegation zone without being able to move up to a better ranking. I'd like to see a change in them from January, so whoever they bring in has to be the player they need. Rumors about Martial? I don't know much about the rumours but he is still recovering and is expected to be back in a week due to a knee injury. He is a player who fits perfectly in the attacking position, so there is nothing wrong with Newcastle eyeing the player at a market price of €35M. Newcastle have a lot of work to do in the transfer market and it should not be limited to Martial alone if the club wants to finish the season in the Premier League. I am also not sure that Martial is burning with a strong desire to move to Newcastle, given the current position of the club in the standings, the condition of the club and what tasks this club solves. Then, at this point in time, the option with Barcelona is preferable, which seems to have recently been interested in a football player and which occupies higher positions in its championship. Although, of course, the potential high wages in Newcastle can cause more enthusiasm and brighten up participation in the struggle for survival |
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That next years cars thing is the most important part of all of this. If it was just go on as usual without much changes then we would probably see Max saying "there is always next year" and he could have gotten better for sure, it is not like Max is a bad driver that would suddenly become bad just because he is not in one of the best cars, Bottas is in Merc and that is a great car as we all know and yet Max still managed to beat him, and usually his teammates for a while now as well.
I would say that there is a good chance he would be great next year no matter what happens with cars but if Red Bull by some weird magic end up being one of the worst cars, then he may not have a chance to beat anyone for many many years, plus there is a cap now so teams can't just throw in money and try to win neither, it is going to be weird. This is why Max is very well aware that he needs to win this one for sure, don't know what is going to happen with future seasons but he needs to win this one.
Yes, the change of technical regulations should have a very strong impact on the fight and the placement of teams next season. It should be no secret to anyone that by the middle of the season, all teams had practically stopped working to improve the technical characteristics of their cars with the transfer of all resources and efforts and resources to the development of cars for the next year. Only Red Bull and Mercedes continued to improve their cars until the very end this year, and if in the middle of the season it seemed that Red Bull did it much better, then by the end of the season we can safely say that Mercedes not only caught up with Red Bull, but also came out ahead. |
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Actually I really want to see a team like dortmund be able to dominate the bundesliga and break the domination of bayern munchen which continues every season, but indeed we have to admit that bayern münchen is still far superior to dortmund at this time, besides that the financial strength of bayern münchen may be a strength Their main role in controlling the German football competition.
Maybe this season we will see UEL that is different from the previous season, many champions league teams this season have dropped out and played at UEL including dortmund, barcelona and several other great teams.
Feel the difference, if for Bayern the main ultimate goal is to win all the tournaments in which the club participates, then for Borussia Dortmund the main goal is to bring the players in their squad to the necessary conditions and sell them profitably to another club. Therefore, I am somewhat skeptical about the claims that Borussia Dortmund will be the team that will break the hegemony of Bayern. Therefore, if Bayern invests all its resources to buy quality players in order to achieve results with them, then Borussia Dortmund buys players with a lower rank, trying to raise their level, but then does not have time to use the fruits of this in the end. Therefore, if Dortmund wants to be on the same level as Bayern, it must change its development policy and move to a new level, and not be an incubator for more ambitious clubs. |
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Osasuna Vs Barcelona is probably one of the match am looking forward to watch this weekend. In term of squad strength, Barcelona are much stronger than Osasuna. Although, is a home match for Osasuna, and they will try to win. But, Barcelona is not a club that Osasuna can beat easily in a match. Anyways, Barcelona is the most favorite in this match, as they won't want to lose another game after they lost their CL match to Bayern Munich yesterday. Which prevented them from advancing to the next round. Nevertheless, I think we will witness few goals in the match.
Actually this week I was really looking forward to the Real Madrid vs Atletico match, but the Osasuna vs Barcelona match was interesting too. Especially after Barcelona's surprise loss to Betis, then continued with the humiliating defeat of Bayern which forced Barcelona out of the Champions League. Of course Barcelona definitely don't want to continue with that bad result, so I believe Barcelona can beat Osasuna. Moreover, if we look at Osasuna's poor performance in the last 5 matches, they have not been able to win a single victory, this makes Barcelona more superior. From a comparison of the quality of players, Barcelona is much better than Osasuna, so even though Barcelona have to play away, Barcelona should be able to beat Osasuna. Barcelona should beat Osasuna and Barcelona will beat Osasuna there are slightly different things On the one hand, this is certainly not a well-tuned German car, as Bayern appeared in the previous match, but it is still difficult to say that Barcelona is the undisputed favorite in matches with teams from the top ten of the championship, and Osasuna belongs to them. Also, do not forget that the teams are located close in the standings and Osasuna's win allows you to beat Barcelona by one point, which should also give interest and strength to the club's players. Therefore, the match is unlikely to be an easy walk for Barcelona and a loss of points is quite likely. |
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The new match weekend is closing in now. And one of the nice games is Liverpool - Aston Villa. Aston Villa are collecting themselves with the help of Steven Gerrard from now on. I can differentiate their current performance than the past one. This is good for them but they are going to struggle a lot against Liverpool most probably. If they don't get prepared for this game well enough, Liverpool can tear them apart. In any case, I still hope for a Liverpool win.
No one having doubt about this Aston Villa is going to have very tough time here at Liverpool even after change of manager they have very good result and now feeling some better with 3 wins from last 4 four matches, but this is surely test case for them and their new manager. Liverpool recent form is extraordinary after having good win in away match against AC Milan and top three ranked team in English Premier League with very strong contender for winning this year's target under Klopp management. Most chances know this current league table is not going to change in next few weeks with all top ranked teams have easy games in their hands. By the way, thanks to the victory over Milan, Liverpool became the first English club to win all six matches of the Champions League group stage. Liverpool is playing the match at home and is in a great mood, and therefore, of course, the advantage will be on Liverpool's side. Aston Villa are on a bit of an upswing after the change of head coach, but that is unlikely to be enough even for a draw. Therefore, I would still not expect an easy victory for Liverpool, although this club proves this season that it is able to break any opponent if given such an opportunity. However, Liverpool is not an empty word for Steven Gerrard and therefore he will certainly try to show his maximum as a coach against his former club. |
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It was already obvious before the match that Barcelona would lose it. And they did by a big score like 3-0. Barcelona's current condition is not good enough to beat teams like Bayern Munich in home or away matches for now. They must improve their game a lot to talk about that probability. They don't belong to the Champions League for now and they are already eliminated from it too.
It's really frightening what Barca has become. The change of coach has not brought the hoped-for turnaround. For Barca it was all about yesterday and they played against an opponent who was already qualified. And then to play so badly, that is very sad to see although I am not a fan of Barca at all. Barca will not get far in the Euro League with such an attitude and such a performance. Maybe we are prejudiced now about Barcelona as the coach change is still new. And it is obvious that they need time to develop their game plan more. But if this change also doesn't affect anything in a good way, then I would say for certain that Barcelona are dead from now on. Only their name would be the thing that lives and their trademark of course. It was naive to expect that the mere fact of Xavi's arrival as Barcelona's head coach would suddenly magically correct the Catalan club's not-so-good results. Everything needs time and Bayern are not the best opponents at home to start urgently improving their results. Therefore, the final result was quite predictable, although, of course, Barcelona fans in their hearts flattered themselves with the hope of a favorable outcome of the game, but still really comprehending the state of things perfectly understood that too much had to happen for Barcelona to win and a draw was the maximum of expectations under favorable circumstances. But to speak on the basis of this about the death of Barcelona is premature and too loud. |
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AC Milan should have won the game against Liverpool but failed once more.
They should shift full focus to the Seria A, rather than having divided attention.
Playing European competition can be very hectic, the Europa league is something serious.
AC Milan was forced to admit the greatness of Liverpool in the last match of the group phase, with the lack of experience of AC Milan players in the Champions League it seems to be the cause of their failure this season, yes now it is indeed better for AC Milan to focus on the Scudetto, which the opportunities are still wide open for them to achieve, moreover they are currently at the top and of course consistency will be very much needed for ac milan now in order to be able to maintain their position, if you look at the experience of the past few seasons, the real test for AC milan will be the second leg later because like last season Milan were great at the start of the season actually declined drastically due to a storm of injuries that attacked their players towards the end of the season. Focusing on one thing and abandoning other goals can sometimes lead to the opposite result and the loss of everything. It's one thing when you have opportunities to win different titles, and quite another when such opportunities are greatly narrowed by one option, given that there can only be one winner and competitors want the same. Therefore, I do not fully understand such conversations, especially since I am not sure that the last place in the Champions League group greatly raises the self-esteem of both the team as a whole and individual players. I understand even less when such conversations are about modest teams, but I think Milan has not been among such teams in recent years. |
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