It was a worrying result for PSG last night.  They lost against Barcelona home by 3-2 you know. They are already comfortable with winning the Ligue 1 title but their main goal has always been to win the Champions League title. But in this way their job is more difficult. If Luis Enrique can't make it then he might also join the managers to be parted ways with soon... PSG are not even voted among the favorites to win the UEFA Champions League this season. Barcelona headcoach, Xavi Hernandez will only relaxed his mind because his boys have been outstanding and performing the top job this season. At this phase, the odds of qualifying for next round belongs to Barcelona because they're now the hosts and will gladly welcome Les Parisiens to Camp Nou where the Blaugrana style of ticki-taka originates. PSG are leaving one of their bad era with many disappointments especially in European competitions. The failure to reach the finals became a normal pattern and now they are seeing themselves leaving the competition earlier than what they used to be. Once Kylian Mbappe leave the team, things will go to worse in my opinion and there isn't enough preventive measures for that.. |
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I'm still in shock, who would have believed Atalanta will deal with Liverpool this way
Atalanta isn't that top as they used to be in Italy. Just few days ago they were beaten by Cagliari in Serie A and just before they were defeated by Fiorentina in Coppa Italia. Mind you both these teams aren't ok. Here there is double surprise, the defeat of one of the contenders for the title in their home and the defeat by a large score which is worrying. I wonder what they can do in the second leg in Bergamo! Milan lost too in their home without scoring any goal. I expected them to win and to score  Turned out Lukaku has a good header in the defence  |
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Currently, Olympiakos leaded over three goals after Chiquinho scoring on 57th minutes, its difficult for Fenerbahce how to make come back after conceding three goals until 70th minutes matches begin.
Fenerbahce got shocked after quickly goals from Olympiakos on 8th minutes and loss controlling with defensive area.
Fenerbahçe defeat was quite annoying since it wasn't expected to take three goals in less than sixty minutes without scoring any. Later they attacked and tried to catch up but the score was already big. Scoring two goals and reducing the gap between them and Olympiacos for the second leg was the best thing they can do. Next time they will play home with -1 goal, they might get a chance even though the mission will be quite difficult to achieve. In the other game, Fiorentina got a draw against Plzen. Fiorentina isn't stable even in Serie A just like Juventus and we cannot expect much from them in Conference League too apparently.. |
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We know Roma under De Rossi command showed us with improvement performance in Serie-A, of course this is not an opponent to be underestimated for Milan. It seems that a 1-goal win is not enough to ensure Milan can qualify for the next round. Milan must be able to win the match and keep a clean sheet in this match so in the 2nd leg, Milan can play more relaxed to maintain their lead and success to go to the next round.
Roma did improved and could be considered as a challenge for AC Milan, yet the latter team is better, playing home and expected to win according to bookies. I think both teams to score and Milan to win by one goal difference, although I wouldn't be surprised to see another result except maybe many goals. I think most people will follow Liverpool - Atalanta game which is more challenging. Otherwise Benfica and Marseille are quite close to each other in my opinion and might be interesting to see which one will win. |
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This is another interesting match in the quarterfinals of the season. PSG, who played at home and were favorites, ultimately failed to win the match. Honestly, I'm not surprised by what happened, of course because I think PSG doesn't have good squad depth in their midfield. Barcelona has Gundogan, Roberto and De Jong as midfielders, while PSG relies on Vitinha, Lee Kang-in and Fabian Ruiz as midfielders. It was clear that Barcelona had the advantage there even though they actually had several young players in their line-up in the first half.
Barcelona took an early lead over PSG before Dembele equalized the score at 1-1 in the second half. Vitinha gave PSG a 2-1 lead over Barcelona 3 minutes after Dembele's goal, but Xavi's response in changing strategy really made Barcelona take control of the game even though they lost possession of the ball. Barcelona won in the first leg, it was in line with what I expected.
I really didn't think that Barcelona could beat PSG when they played away. In fact, I thought that even if Barcelona played at home, they would definitely lose to PSG, but it turned out to be completely unexpected. Because the results are quite surprising. Even though the total score is not that good, victory after victory can take them to the next round. And Barcelona must always maintain and improve it optimally. Rapinha, this time really played and was really cool. He managed to score 2 goals which made it possible for Barcelona. Indeed, there is no doubt how they managed to beat PSG at home. I expected personally to see a draw between PSG and Barcelona since both teams aren't in their best form and I might be influenced by yesterday's games results. Anyway, today's result is one step backward for PSG and they are now expected to leave from that stage. PSG should seriously reconsider their strategy without Mbappe and with a new coach and maybe management as a whole. |
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Mbappe has already been offered options. If he has decided to leave the team, we must say that the possibility of him returning is very low. Mbappe will not stay in the team, but if a surprise happens and he stays in the team, then he will act as if he has an advantage over other players. This creates a risky situation for the team.
So far, I never heard Mbappe has an option to stay in PSG a longer time. Mbappe doesn't want to extend his contract with PSG, he has decided to leave PSG after this season ends. It is a perfect time to leave because PSG has no longer ability to force him staying. Mbappe is free to move to any team he wants, he can accept any offer to his next team. Considering this matter, I don't see a chance for him to surprise us by staying at PSG again. What's the point of a top player like Mbappe to stay in France? No big title for PSG except Ligue 1 maybe? It is like Neymar staying in Brazil, Cristiano Ronaldo staying in Portugal, they wouldn't be known as they are right now and wouldn't achieve titles.. I think Kylian Mbappe is clever enough to get out from PSG and find a serious club to shine with! |
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Real Madrid 0 - 1 Manchester City since the first two minutes of the game!
It is very early to judge this but we all know that Real Madrid is the king of comeback so Manchester City has to score as many goals as they can.
Arsenal 0 - 0 Bayern Munich for the moment.
Bayern Munich whether they win big whether they lose points. I find them weaker than what they used to be in the past while gunners are doing better in their league. We will see which one will win the game in the end.
Honestly I was surprised seeing people predicting that Real Madrid will beat Manchester City with a very good goal margin. I began to understand why people lose in betting. Anyone who understands football will not at any time on direct a team like Manchester City. I did not mean that Real Madrid is not estable team but I think Manchester City is more stable and consistent than Real Madrid of today. From the beginning of the season when vinicius was not around it was Jude Bellingham that was moving the club ahead. It seems like Real Madrid glory lies in the hands of few individual players. But this cannot be said of Manchester City because anyone could do the job for them. I believe that Real Madrid cannot overturn this match in as much as Manchester City remains consistent. Meanwhile, Guardiola is yet to introduce Kevin in the midfield. This means that there is another heavyweight sitting on the bench. In the other hand Real Madrid top players are booked. This will make it difficult for them to succeed in the second leg of this meeting if the eventually escaped today. It is an interesting match to watch. Edit: Score line changed Real 2:1 City Any match in Champions League containing Real Madrid on it, is unpredictable! Betting in the middle of the game will not increase the chances of bettors to win. Despite of being behind, Real Madrid players are always able to score several goals in short amount of time. In today's game, they were able to comeback once and secure the draw in their home. Next game will be harder for sure. Otherwise, the other game between gunners and Bayern Munich ended with a draw although Bayern Munich comeback. |
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-snip- [/quote] Al-Hilal right now are unstoppable thanks to the nice management and the good players they have. They are advancing fiercely in every competition they are playing. Yesterday Al-Nassr tried their chances but failed with one goal. The red card was unfortunate for Cristiano Ronaldo. They will face later Al-Ittihad and are supposed to win the title. |
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Real Madrid 0 - 1 Manchester City since the first two minutes of the game!
It is very early to judge this but we all know that Real Madrid is the king of comeback so Manchester City has to score as many goals as they can.
Arsenal 0 - 0 Bayern Munich for the moment.
Bayern Munich whether they win big whether they lose points. I find them weaker than what they used to be in the past while gunners are doing better in their league. We will see which one will win the game in the end.
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Exactly, in the world of football statistics are only a tool to determine what will happen next. The match between Juventus and Fiorentina has finished and Juventus has become the winner, as expected by Juventus fans. Hopefully Juventus will remain in the top three of the standings and maintain its performance to always give the best.
Juventus is weaker than what used to be in the past. The close past wasn't that beautiful either. I could not safely say that they will remain in a Champions League spot with all the negative results they had earlier. Their victory against Fiorentina was good certainly but Fiorentina isn't that fit either.
Inter Milan were able to score the draw and win the game away. I was confident about them getting the victory. Fiorentina isn't that well lately.. |
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Cristiano Ronaldo could have a positive impact for sure in this game but I find Al-Hilal way better this season.
Referring to match data statistics, Cristiano Ronaldo did not really have a positive contribution or impact in this match. In fact, Ronaldo was given a red card in the 86th minute. Well Cristiano Ronaldo was pissed by referee decisions especially for the canceled goal and some of Al-Hilal players know how to escalate tension and cause drama. I watched the red card and I can tell that I don't see why Cristiano Ronaldo took it? I can understand that a yellow card might be justified but red card? I didn't see anything harmful on what he did honestly. It might be an angle issue but the drama caused after the elbow made the referee took that decision. Overall, Al-Hilal is better like what I said. |
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Udinese vs Inter Milan
Its an interesting showdown at the Stadio Friuli as Udinese play hosts to table toppers inter Milan and the first half of the game just ended with the hosts leading by a goal. It's a bit surprising that it's not Simeone Inzaghi's men taking the lead because right from the beginning, they had been calling the shots, leaving Udinese to defend their lines aggressively, ensuring that Inter try not to take the lead in the first half
We are in the last 20 minutes of the game and the result is still Udinese 1 - 1 Inter Milan. Indeed it was surprising to see Inter receiving a goal even though they were dominating the game. They scored and got the draw at the beginning of the second half anyway but they should add another goal to extend the lead in Serie A. Odds are still in their favour to win, yet they are running out of time.. |
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Actually, from the records shown here ,2022 -2024 even though I won't put into account the 2022 that Ronaldo hasn't yet joined Al Nassar, but from 2023, Al Hilal still has majority of wins ,well Everything is currently in their favor to still win this game tonight even judging base on their current forms and positions in the Saudi professional league table, however I don't know if the presence of Christiano Ronaldo would change our perception about this game tonight and we have Al Nassar winning in the end.
Cristiano Ronaldo could have a positive impact for sure in this game but I find Al-Hilal way better this season. I see two of Al-Hilal midfielders taking yellow cards, they should be more vigilant to avoid red cards which can turn down the expected victory of their team. The winner of this game will face Al-Ittihad in the final match and seeing how Al-Ittihad playing, I assume the winner of this game will lift the Cup. Al-Hilal are few steps only from being declared champion in Saudi Pro League and they shouldn't miss this opportunity to have two titles. |
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I followed the first half of the game between Manchester United and Liverpool and I was really disappointed with Manchester United defence line especially when Liverpool scored their first goal which was a huge mistake by everyone from the coach to players. All of them should be blamed and they have to learn from it.
For the remaining time of the first half, Liverpool continued their domination without a serious attempt from ManU except maybe one.
For the second, I just saw a part of it when Manchester United woke up and scored their first goal and things seemed to be a little bit difficult for Liverpool which lost two points by the end of 2 - 2 draw in addition to their first spot. Gunners passed to the first rank for the moment!
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1-0 for Juventus after the 1st half, with also a removed goal for an offside.
This is going well for them, they need the 3 point to get a breath of fresh air in the leaderboard.
If it will ends like this, they will have +4 from Bologna and +7 from Roma.
Juventus win, Bologna draw and it makes Juventus safely at their third position while Bologna feels Roma are nearer. With only three points more than Roma, Bologna are no longer safe against Roma and they will have a direct match with each other to confirm a club for a fourth position. Chance is still for both Bologna and Roma with some advantage is for Bologna. They have more points and will have to focus only on Serie A while Roma will have to fight in Europa League as well. Seeing the previous games, I would say Juventus did good winning against Fiorentina. Only one goal is better than nothing and Juventus is far from being healed. They will face later Milan, Roma and Bologna which will determine their fate. Roma in the other side came from behind and are threatening both of Bologna and Juventus. I expect Roma to pick a Champions League spot by the end of the season if they continue doing good like that. |
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PSG - Clermont Foot match started and we all know which team will win this game!
PSG vs Clermont Foot The match has just started. And I am not very surprised to see PSG not play Mbappe. Probably they are saving him for the match against Barcelona and will not play him in this match if it is not very much needed. I like this because I don’t think they will need him to win a match going against the team which is absolutely at the bottom of the table. pretty sure PSG is going to win this match. only seven minutes have been played so far in this match. Enrique underestimated Clermont Foot and tried to rest his key players and that cost him two points! The sad part is that Clermont Foot is the last team in Ligue 1 and expected to relegate. PSG have to wait until Kylian Mbappe join the game in the second half to make an assist for Ramos to score. Poor result before facing Barcelona this Wednesday.. |
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This is going to be a tough match because Manchester United will be the host, Manchester United will no like to live this opportunity, i have confidence in them that they can do better this time around.
Manchester United are very erratic, so it is very difficult for me to have any sort of confidence in them, they are in a very tight top four race and i have a feeling that it would be impossible for them to make top four if they lose this game. Liverpool know what is at stake, win and go back to the summit of the league, City and Arsenal fans will be watching this game, and definitely cheering for United to win. Kick-off is a few minutes away, time to grab my popcorn for this cracker. Manchester United already received a goal in the 23th minute by Diaz after an impressive performance from Manchester United defence line. They let two Liverpool players almost alone, a header then a shot by Liverpool players near the goalie while two ManU defenders are building a wall? They just broke the offside.. Well Manchester United tried their luck with Casemiro and no one were present mentally to score it.. It was close. |
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Copa del Rey final match is being played between Athletic Bilbao and Mallorca with the first half almost finished.
The surprising part is that Mallorca are leading with 1 goal scored in the 21th minute by Rodriguez although Bilbao are dominating and trying to get more attempts.
I don't think personally that this result will remain in the second half and I assume Bilbao will score at least a goal, well hopefully!
Yes, this was quite surprising because Mallorca took the lead in the first half. However, in the second half, Bilbao was able to equalize the score to 1 - q from a goal by Sancet. Anyway, the final match of the Copa Del Rey turned out to be very interesting. the match was very exciting and tough. Kudos to Mallorca. Athletic Bilbao scored a goal as expected and were able to play penalties and win that game with difficulty. Final score was 1 - 1 and 4 - 2 after penalties thanks to their goalkeeper saving one. Athletic Bilbao were able to get that title after like 30 years not winning it so they should be happy especially that they were being kicked from the competition after losing in it. |
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Roma managed to beat Lazio in the Roman derby and if Juve now fails to beat Fiorentina tomorrow evening in the away match it will be painful for the Turin people.
in the last 10 games they have lost 16 points from Roma, a big change on the bench for them, firing Mourinho and hiring De Rossi have completely changed their season.
In fact, sending Mourinho off the team was a big risk because he was a very experienced coach. He won the conference league and made Rome a finalist in the European league. That's why Roma made a risky choice and appointed De Rossi as the head of the team. It seems that this change was appropriate and Rome is doing very well this year. Mourinho's time has gone and his tactics are over-consumed in my opinion. Of course he can do sometimes well and win something with the team but Roma were not that excellent with him. I find it way better with De Rossi but this has to be confirmed since he was recently appointed relatively. Roma should try to pick a Champions League spot in the time remaining before the end of the season. |
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You're not the only one who lost a bet because of Bayern. I got odds of 1.4 and that was very tempting, at 0:2 at half-time with an opponent like Heidenheim the matter was already fixed for me. I didn't watch the game live and I'm just saying thank God, that's a real embarrassment.
Bayern Leverkusen deserves the title this year, but it was already clear from last week's results that they had won the season.
Bayern Munich were leading in first half by 2 goals, that's what I am aware of. What a shame to see them losing by 3 goals all scored in 30 minutes in the second half  Bayern Munich are very disappointing this season.. Borussia Dortmund also lost their game against Stuttgart which has the same points as Bayern Munich. Now with 16 points difference, Bayer Leverkusen need 1 more victory to be declared champion if I am not mistaken |
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