Barcelona should have secured victory with Getafe. Because Barcelona are in the best position in the league, the match could have easily ensured Barcelona victory. However, drawing the match will not be a problem for Barcelona as Barca are far ahead in the points table.
Barcelona has secured yet another goalless draw against Getafe and their third consecutive game without scoring a goal. It's certainly been a consistent streak, and hopefully they will maintain this form for the rest of the season. Because it's not a matter to concern. While Laliga has already been won by Barcelona, the question now is whether they have the mentality to perform at their best? Only time will tell if they can overcome from this. |
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I don't know, but I think Arsenal is in very tight corner right now, allowing a draw with West Ham Unitedd is another loss of big opportunity for them, at this point, the farther they are from ManchesterCityy in terms of points, the better chance they have at winning the title at last, if not, it's not my wish to see them lose the top position to Manchester city, that would be really (to say the least) disappointing.
And that will be the worst thing that could ever happen this season, that Arsenal after struggling this far later losses the premier league trophy to Man City, simply because of their inability to maintain the speed they started the league, because for the past 22yrs now, it's clear that Manchester City has won the Premier League title 6 good times, of which only if they happens to win this year's make it 7th times, while Arsenal only won twice since last 22yrs & that was far back 2004 when led by Arsène Wenger as the lead coach. So the 3 best performing clubs which I think has the potential of winning this yesr's League is either Man-city, Arsenal or Man-City. Arsenal may be lacking the mental strength needed to remain competitive rest of their games. Arsenal once again let a two-goal advantage slip away from home. City fans are certainly excited for their fall. If Manchester City manages to win their game in hand, they could close the gap down to just 1 point. The fact that Arsenal still has to play against both Man City and Chelsea is not good news for the Gunners. It is becoming increasingly challenging for them to maintain their lead in the race until the very end. |
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In the first Test match against Ireland, Sri Lanka finished the first day with 386 runs for four wickets on the scoreboard. Sri Lanka batted at a run rate of 4.39 in Test cricket today but they did not get above four runs per over with their two front row players scoring centuries Dimuth Karunaratne 179(235), 140(193).
The wicket is now unbeaten Dinesh Chandimal 18(33)*, Dinesh Chandimal 12(17)* They will start their innings afresh on the second day. A very challenging first Test for Ireland. But hopefully Ireland will be able to keep wickets falling early in the second innings.
Ireland had a challenging time vs Sri Lanka on the first day. The run rate was slow, but that didn't bother me much as it was more important for SL batters to survive and put up a decent total by the end of the day. As an inexperienced test team, Ireland did well to fight back in the final session and managed to pick up three wickets. I'm hopeful that they will continue this momentum into the second innings and take a few early wickets. |
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As you said, looking at the statistics, we can see that this match will not be an easy one. The fact that PSG is currently in the lead doesn't mean they can easily win this match. Maybe this evening's winning team will be Lens. If PSG lose this match, they may have problems with the title. There is only 1 game point difference and the excitement can continue until the last week of the season  Try to stay calm, PSG will most likely win today against Lens.  After all, PSG still has a distance of 6 points from Lens, so even if PSG loses (maybe not) Lens will still have a distance of 3 points from PSG. PSG will try to win this home game without any mistakes. They lost 6 points in the last 3 matches, so against Lens they should be quite capable of avoiding defeat. Lens is likely to have a very hard time beating PSG today, but if they play well then of course PSG will also have a hard time beating them. Lens had to play with 10 players from the 20th minute, so it might be more difficult for Lens to win this fight. If Abdul Samed had not been shown the red card, things might have been different. It is not possible to win such a match by playing 10 players. PSG managed to win this match with goals scored in just 10 minutes. I didn't think they would score so many goals, they played better than I expected. Actually both teams were good but PSG won. Being a champion will remain only a dream for Lens Today's match could be a thrilling one. But, game atmosphere changed when Abdul Samed was sent off in the 19th minute. From that moment on, PSG managed to get the job done well against their title rivals. Down to 10 men, Lens did not take the result lying down. With this win, PSG are now 9 points clear of the league table and it's only a matter of time until they lift up their 11th league title. This result has made the situation in Ligue 1 even more predictable and there is no more excitement left in the title race. |
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Anyone has heard about the proposal from Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation to establish the "richest T20 league in the world"? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/14/saudi-arabia-set-to-launch-lucrative-twenty20-tournament-reports-say-cricketThe BCCI has already issued a statement clarifying that Indian cricketers will not be allowed to participate. Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation, Prince Saud bin Mishal al-Saud recently announced that they want to make Saudi Arabia a global destination for cricket. It is a part of the push from Saudi Arabia to make the country a hotspot for international sport. They are already bidding to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, and at this point they want their fair share with cricket as well. The ICC is already having a partnership with Saudi Aramco, which was signed last year. Yes, I'm aware of the recent announcement. BCCI have confirmed that no Indian player currently playing in the national team will be allowed to participate in any other cricket league apart from the Indian Premier League. BCCI wants to maintain the IPL supremacy, also, Indian players are bound to follow the contract they have signed with the IPL. If a player wishes to play in another league, for instance, in Saudi Arabia, they would have to retire from both the Indian team and the IPL. So, there's no point they want to promote their competitor. |
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With the way Man City are going about their next game in the UCL I thought Pep who rest some key players especially his number one weapon, Erling Haaland. City played without pressure in this fixture and now it would be Arsenal who would be under serious pressure because the point gap is no longer 6pt but 3pt that's if the Gunners lose against West Ham on Sunday.
Now Arteta's boys need to sit up and make use of any chances they've got because tomorrow's game won't be easy in fact any game at hand isn't any easy game, if they [Arsenal] lose one game, they should just kiss the title good bye. I expect a win in tomorrow's game.
Pep Guardiola is not willing to take chances this time, he has his eyes and full focus on lifting the Champions league trophy. I had doubts about Manchester City's dominating the Champions league this season until I saw the result of the first leg encounter with Bayern Munich and now I think City are big favourites for the trophy but there is still Real Madrid who are professionals in this competition. Arsenal and Manchester City's title race have become a close one as Manchester have closed up the gap to 3 points. Arsenal are in a situation where consistency can only save the season and I hope they can maintain that consistency to the end. Guardiola is near to achieving something special for both himself and Manchester City, I know Manchester City is near to first place in the table that's why I think they have the chance for the premier league title and they can have even more chance than Arsenal, while Guardiola can also win the champions league title in this season after the good performance we saw from them against Bayern Munich. There's a serious battle between Arsenal and Manchester City. Pep Guardiola and his team exhibiting a winning attitude in both the UCL and EPL, it's clear that City has the upper hand. This puts Arsenal in under pressure as they prepare to face off against their rivals, who are already used to playing under such circumstances. While it's important for Arsenal not to be scared by City's scoreline, so they can continue with their lead. It won't be an easy for Arsenal to secure three points at Etihad Stadium. City currently holds an advantage in terms of goal difference, and when Arsenal travels there, the stakes will be even higher as they determine to get full points. |
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Bayern 1-1 Hoffenheim
Did they really fire Nagelsmann for this result? While you're making decisions based on emotions can often lead to negative outcomes. I think the problem with Tuchel's style of play, which don't suite for Bayern. He tends to rely heavily on a defensive game rather than going for attacking plays. On the other hand, Bayern is known for their attacking football and their attacking football have always been extremely productive for them.
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New Zealand team was really disappointed with their performance in their first match against Pakistan. They scored only 94 runs and lost the match with 88 runs. Nothing seems to happen well for them as first they let the Pakistan batsmen score 182 runs. It was a big score by the Pakistan team on a wicket which was not so bating friendly.
Haris Rauf took four wickets in the match and had the best bowling figure among the bowlers. Imad Wasim also took 2 wickets only in a single over he bowled in the innings.
Not a good start from New Zealand of the T20I series. This performance was expected as most of experienced New Zealand players were busy in IPL. Matt Henry had his best bowling performance as he picked up a hat trick. The bowling of New Zealand team was good but its there batting that did the damage. All team out on just 94 runs. From Pakistan side 7 bowlers used and its Haris Rauf that picked 4 wickets. A thrashing victory for Pakistan helps take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series. New Zealand are likely to struggle in the upcoming matches as many of their experienced players were occupied with the IPL. Nevertheless, this means an opportunity for the development of their younger players. Hopefully they'll return with renewed strength in the next game. It was disappointing to see the NZ batters failed badly in the first T20I, but we at least expect more competitive attitude from them remaining matches. |
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It's been a widely discussed topic that any coach who signs Cristiano Ronaldo, have to meet such destination. The story of coaches being sacked after Ronaldo joins a club looks like continues. Al Nassr coach, Rudi Garcia, has left the club after Ronaldo's arrival. Wherever Ronaldo goes, his coaches seem to face problems. It's a question of whether or not they can cooperate effectively with him. If they can, great! But if not, they may face the difficult decision of having to leave the club. Is that truly how things operate?
Do you think that Al Nassr sacked Rudi Garcia because of Cristiano Ronaldo? I don't think he is a reason and is able to do that. In Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and back to Manchester United, who are coaches were sacked because of Cristiano? I am not his fan and I don't protect him at any level, I have no reason to protect him but let's think about it as neutrally as possible. I don't see connections between a coach sack and engagement from Cristiano Ronaldo. Sorry, he is not a cause. However, I agree that he can create a lot of noise and pressure in his club when results are not good. From this, it's time for us to think that whether Al Nassr club board members are happy with latest results. They are people who decide to sack Rudi Garcia or not and their feeling is important. I don't have any authentic evidence to make accusations against him with regards to the sacking of coaches. It's a topic that has been talked a lot and the discussions seem to continue. However, we can't ignore the fact that being a star player, Cristiano Ronaldo holds significant influence over his club. Ronaldo is now working alongside Al-Nassr to identify their new manager. I/we can only speculate whether his involvement added pressure on the club's board members to sack Rudi Garcia so that he could help in finding suitable replacements. |
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Sunrise Hyderabad will face Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL today at Eden Gardens. So far Kolkata Knight Riders are in a good position in the points table but Sunrise Hyderabad are far behind. Hyderabad played three matches and won only one. And Kolkata played three matches winning two matches and losing one match.
Today's match will undoubtedly be a tough one for Sunrise Hyderabad as today's game will be played at the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. Whereas Kolkata's record is very good. And Eden Gardens is home to Kolkata. So Kolkata will undoubtedly be ahead in this match.
Kolkata Knight Riders have certainly had the upper hand over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their head-to-head match-ups. Stats shows that Kolkata Knight Riders have consistently outperformed Sunrisers Hyderabad. As the hosts, it's very likely Kolkata Knight Riders will once again dominate and continue their impressive record against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
More good news for Kolkata is that Jason Roy and Liton Kumar Das have already joined Kolkata. These two batsmen will undoubtedly strengthen Kolkata's batting lineup. However, Jason Roy can play for Kolkata today and Liton Das has the possibility to play as an impact player.
Jason Roy and Litton Das are now part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad. While both of them are undoubtedly talented players, I believe that KKR's management could potentially consider letting Gurbaz and Jason Roy form the opening pair. So, Litton Das may not be included in the squad. |
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there is no doubt, for now, yes eth is the king of altcoins because it is ranked number two after bitcoin, but we cannot predict the movement of the crypto world, it is possible that eth's position will be replaced, or even bitcoin's position replaced by another, better altcoin in the future ahead later
We can expect to see lots of new coins entering the market. Despite the surge of altcoins, Ethereum remains firmly seated on its throne. While some of us may view other cryptocurrencies as "shitcoins," they simply aren't worth the risk compared to Ethereum. If we take a closer look at Bitcoin, Ethereum certainly follows BTC in every cycle. No matter what we predict, cryptocurrencies price are largely driven by human emotion and belief. |
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The result of the game was a big shock, Manchester United was leading so comfortably but it was a big surprise for Sevilla to equalize the game. This is something no body expected from Sevilla in this match. Because of Sevilla poor performance in laliga in this season, many thought Manchester United will easily defeat them, Sevilla just try their best by not letting Manchester United to break the record of beating them in the Europa League for the first time. I'm too sure Manchester United never expected the game will end with a result like this.
Sevilla know they have nothing to play for in their local league, they have given their all in this Europa fixture to ensure they get something from this away fixture. With the way Manchester United started, I expected them to finish this game with nothing less than four goal, but the changes the coach made were very wrong and it made them loose the goal advantage, to make things worse, they finished this game with some of their key players injured. If we see from game sides i think obviously Manchester United were performing better than Sevilla and they should be able to win the match and the result a bit weird for me that 2 times own goals from Manchester United players has makes Sevilla has successfully to stole points yesterday i think it just pure of luck especially when i saw some of shots attempts from Manchester United players such as Antony has hitting the crossbar This result was very unfavorable for Manchester United because they were failed to utilized home match to get the winning result and for second leg probably Sevilla status will change as the favourite considering since knock out phase Sevilla still unbeatable and they can beat Fenerbahce and PSV with cleansheet status at home and their task is more easy because 1-0 is enough to advance to semifinal match Manchester United, the team can be both the solution and the problem itself. In their recent game, Coach Ten Hag's ineffective substitutes seemed to kill the game, they also failed to convert clear chances. However, there was a moment when everyone thought the game was over until Man United gave away a 2-0 lead due to own goals from Harry Maguire and Tyrell Malacia. Sevilla's stoppage time equalizer came off Maguire's head. Quite disturbing, but ultimately saved Sevilla at the Old Trafford. Just frankly asked it's always a disaster waiting to happen when Harry Maguire on the pitch? |
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It could be that this is true news https://www.marca.com/en/football/2023/04/12/64368a4a268e3e04498b4593.html that Al Nassr had sacked their coach and the cause was problems in the dressing room because he was deemed not to have good communication with the players in the dressing room, and also a drop in performance because management saw Rudi Garcia failing to make this team a better in the league this season having been knocked out in the Arab Super Cup even though in the tournament Al Nassr has a good history there. Rudi Garcia is a good coach but he is not a type of big coach like previous coaches who worked with Cristiano Ronaldo in his career. I feel it is not good with this request from Cristiano. It makes him more selfish and think of himself too much and only want to have instant success with his clubs. From Manchester United to Al Nassr, he does not have enough patience to win titles with his clubs. Partially it can be because he is aware that his career is ending. It's been a widely discussed topic that any coach who signs Cristiano Ronaldo, have to meet such destination. The story of coaches being sacked after Ronaldo joins a club looks like continues. Al Nassr coach, Rudi Garcia, has left the club after Ronaldo's arrival. Wherever Ronaldo goes, his coaches seem to face problems. It's a question of whether or not they can cooperate effectively with him. If they can, great! But if not, they may face the difficult decision of having to leave the club. Is that truly how things operate? |
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Sadio Mané and Leroy Sané both got engage into a fight in the dressing room after their Champions League game against Man City. Because of his misconduct, Mane has received a one-game ban from Bayern Munich. For this reason he will not be in the squad for upcoming Bundesliga match against Hoffenheim. Nevertheless, both players have regret for their misconduct though. If there's more to this story, it has to be investigated.
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I also think Joao Felix doesn't worth a lot for Chelsea currently because as far as I know Joao Felix had contributed in ten or even less than ten games in Chelsea so I think extending his loan contract won't help Lampard his team a lot, they can have much better options to hire instead of this player who is far from him good shape when he was playing on Atletico Madrid.
It will be another blunder from chelsea. Felix is not a good striker. He can do nothing against real madrid. Felix was also missing so many opportunities. I don't even know which thing that has become main consideration for chelsea to call him as a good player to receive a permanent status. Chelsea needs to think again before try to get him. It will be so good for chelsea to get another player that is still underrated at this moment. Making him permanent in chelsea was just wasting money. Felix has already been rumored that he will not stay in chelsea if the club will be failed to enter into the UCL next season. Todd needs sometime to use his sense when it comes to buying new players. Todd was always buying unneeded players by the club. The bad decision-making has been bringing chelsea to the crisis. It must face FFp while at the same time, chelsea's squads have not yet shown good performance. I hope that todd will realize how bad he was for chelsea. Felix is having very bad positioning. It will not even worth to make him permanent for the club. There was a time, Chelsea fans were praised him, but nowadays fans have turned against him and no longer wish for him to remain with the club. Did Felix end up at the wrong club, or is he having problems? He has been criticized a lot due to lacks of his finishing touch, leaving fans frustrated with his performance. His performance against Real Madrid was absolutely disastrous. Just wish that Chelsea will learn from their mistakes and won't make any new agreement unnecessarily. Todd's decision-making skills so far not impressive, which has been bringing Chelsea current state of crisis. Things become worse, this team hasn't even managed to score a goal in their last four games, leaving many fans longing for the Chelsea's good old days. |
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The match is in completely in favour of Chennai Super Kings. Gaikwad failed to perform, but the opening went good with the scoring from Conway and Rahane. The middle order is complete disappointment as Dube, Moeen Ali and Rayudu failed to contribute at the required time. This had increased the pressure among the players and finally Dhoni and Jadeja gave the try. Finally good match to watch and lucky day for the supporters of Rajasthan Royals.
There are Moeen Ali and some other good batsmen who did not score good runs in batting. But in this match Chennai Super Kings had a big chance to win. They did not use it. In the match Moeen Ali got out for 7 runs in 10 balls. If Moeen Ali is like 30 runs If he could have done it then Chennai Super Kings could have easily won the match. But none of the batsmen of Chennai Super Kings could bat well. If Ruturaj Gaikwad and Moeen Ali weren't slow, Chennai Super Kings could have had an easy win. Moeen Ali can bat quite responsibly. But they complicated yesterday's match. Taking 20 runs in the last over is a tough task but as they almost did it but their luck didn't favor. Ravindra Jadeja and captain MS Dhoni could not save the match at the end. They try but didn't play the last two balls accordingly. As a result they were defeated. They had wickets in hand in the first 10 overs but the fall of wickets in the next 10 overs dragged the match. Last night's match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, captain MS Dhoni, was punishing hard against the Royals. However, despite his incredible efforts, he couldn't manage to secure a win for his team. It was pure bad luck that they didn't play the last two balls according to plan. It would have been more justifiable if Dhoni had batted at no. 5/6 position. This would have given him more time to settle in and face more deliveries. Nevertheless, this match was thrilling to watch. This season has been outstanding so far, and this week, especially has been a roller-coaster ride for fans. |
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Real madrid was always coming with high pressure on chelsea. Real madrid was always trying to bombing the goalkeeper of chelsea. Lampard has been making some mistake here.
Todd is still feeling so confidence if chelsea will able to make its revenge on the stamford bridge. Chelsea needs a miracle to make it happen. I don't even like the way of lampard was using the strategy. It lacks of defensive and aggressive.
Lampard is clueless and he has not known what he has been doing. The result of the last match is very embarrassing for the club. So many players were playing individually
Yes, Lampard is playing without any set strategy or game plan against Real Madrid, and his lack of direction has been visible. It's unfortunate to see Chelsea struggling so much this season, it's really been an embarrassment for the club. There's still hope as it's only 2 nil and anything can happen next game. However, Todd Boehly remains confident in the team's ability to turn things around. Of course, while confidence is important, it's also crucial to recognize the limitations of what can be achieved. |
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Most likely something like this will happen, but on the other hand the condition is still fifty-fifty actually because Arsenal are definitely feeling a heavy burden now so even though they are definitely the favorites this will not be easy.
In other conditions, Arsenal cannot lose momentum even though last week's results did not go well, but for this week there is no reason for them to be like that again because if things like last week happen again then this indirectly signals that they are surely let go of its position and something like this is not desirable of course.
I personally expect Arsenal to get the title this season. and we've seen how they've struggled so consistently since the season started. In fact, I personally still remember at the start of the season when Arsenal continued to get my winning streak and many people here once said that Arsenal were just lucky because they started the season earlier against teams that were not seeded. but then Arsenal proved that they really have been strong this season. and they also continue to top the standings to date and it will be very painful for Arsenal if at the end of the season they have to give up the title to another team. but yeah you're right it's still 50:50. anything can still happen. because even now Manchester City still has a wide chance to overtake Arsenal. the difference of 6 points is still not safe enough for Arsenal. This is indeed quite worth waiting for especially this is their best opportunity for the 2 decades that have been running considering that in the previous few seasons they were even bad enough to compete in the top 4 and now the momentum and opportunity is there, it's just how they maintain this momentum. On the other hand, it would be a shame if they eventually had to get out of the way just because of a few bad matches towards the end of the season, so the points still had to be maximized even though now they couldn't bring full points but for 1 point they had to continue to collect while hoping for Manchester City. tripped up with their busy schedule. Their clash with Manchester City will be decisive. If they can win then they will be able to increase their chances of becoming champions, but if they lose it will be very difficult for them again. Now they must not waste points and must always end the match with 3 points for Arsenal. They only lost 1 match (apart from the meeting with Manchester City) so Manchester City will be able to shift them from the top of the standings so far they have maintained. And if that happens it will be very painful. I think picking up 1 point from Anfield is a pretty good, even Man City can struggle to secure three points there. At the moment, Arsenal find themselves six points ahead of Man City, which is definitely a positive sign. That recent match-up against Liverpool was definitely one of the toughest games of the season for Arsenal. From now, they need to shift their focus and aim for a win against West Ham next week. Of course, match with Manchester City will be crucial, and they need to go with a positive attitude and stay completely focused on securing victory. It's important to keep planning and thinking, for the highly-anticipated match against Man City which taking place at the end of the month. I'm confident Arsenal can come out on top. |
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In my point of view ICC will never decide to expell Pakistan from ODI world cup. Because if we see that Pakistan and India matches give a handsome amount of revenue to ICC. And therefore ICC will not take this action. If ICC will make a good decision so the both teams India and Pakistan will play ICC. Otherwise these two boards are refusing and against each other. So the good decision will matter more.
Actually it's India who has decided not to play in Pakistan and now PCB is boycotting ODI world cup in India (its not final though). Najam Sethi said yesterday we have to face 3 million USD loss if we gave up Asia cup and our relations with ICC will go down if we boycott ODI worldcup. I don't its issue to two boards rather it's only BCCI decision that has created this deadlock. Surprisingly BCCI and Indian government has no objection in India Pakistan match to be played in India. When it comes to the India-Pakistan cricket rivalry, there are always different opinions and perspectives. BCCI decides not to travel to Pakistan for Asia Cup, but they will not suffer any major loss. However, if the situation is reversed, PCB have to face financial loss. PCB also addressing concerns about player safety and security in India but they have no other option. There have been rumors, and proposed of a neutral venue for Pakistan vs India match. This could be a potential solution. Though nothing has been finalized yet. |
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Manchester city never gave any chance both in the midfield and the defense. I don't know how far the goal line would have been if not for the help of simmer. I did know that Manchester city will have a win in this match but I never expected such a goal line. I don't understand what happened. Bayern Munich under Tuchel cannot score a single goal against Manchester City. Equal using 3 goals in the second leg will be very hard, almost like an impossible overturn. I know Guardiola won't be that shallow to lose this privilege.
The defeat that Bayern Munich experienced was not really surprising because when checking the odds at the bookmakers, City got the favorite odds, it's just that the number of goals they were able to score against Bayern Munich was surprising because it was enough to damage the mentality of the Munich players, within 6 minutes City being able to score 2 goals after the first half was already 1-0 up and also how the Munich striker couldn't score is a question, they are like an amateur team and every time there is a defeat you have to find someone to blame and the person to blame is Tuchel, because he is at a bad time at this club, although defeat is possible with the former Munich coach because Manchester City have always been outstanding at the Etihad Stadium. Bayern Munich is not finished because there is still a chance in the second leg even though it is very tough but it is still there. What an incredible victory over Bayern Munich! Although the second half was promising for Bayern, their defense made a costly mistake so concede two more goals. I'm also surprised by the number of goals that scored by Man City, and I feel that Tuchel should take responsibility for this loss. I had expected one or two goals from the Bavarian at least. Perhaps if Nagelsmann had been leading the team, the outcome would have been different. While Manchester City's win in the first leg with a 3-0, I don't think that Bayern will bury them in the second leg. |
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