Roma under Mourinho are a tough nut to crack. Last season, even with a weaker Leverkusen, they secured a win. This time around, with a potentially stronger Roma defense, it will be interesting to see how they cope with the remarkable Alonso's side. Leverkusen being improved under Xabi Alonso makes their attack a force to be reckoned with. De Rossi will have his work cut out for him containing their threats.

The Stadio Olimpico will be rocking for Roma that will be giving them a significant edge. Leverkusen may be the more offensive team, but Roma's defensive organization and home crowd is ready under the development of De Rossi. Any team win with small goals margin or a draw wouldn't be surprising. This first leg is crucial, but it's far too early to say Leverkusen will lose. It will be fascinating to see how both teams under the guidance of young coaches adapt and approach the second leg.

Having a strong squad and a successful manager make Manchester City still hungry for a league trophy. I think they are still the most favorite to win it. Despite being the third on the table with one point gap, they still have a game in hand that makes the title fate is still in their hand. Arsenal and Liverpool keep putting pressure on Manchester City in hoping city will make a mistake for their advantage.

Manchester City will have bigger determination after the Champions League exit. Guardiola will be looking to bounce back and secure the Premier League trophy. They have easiest remaining  opponents to play against, because they the opponents will have no aspiration to fight for, except Tottenham, while Liverpool and Arsenal will face teams that have aspirations to finish in european competitions zone and avoid relegation zone. Guardiola and his players have valuable experience in this situation. They often discuss their progress and tactics with each other.

Playing in Spain is his strongest preference, but the strong rumor comes PSG trying to sign him as replacement for Mbappe. Diaz still has communication issue in Liverpool that makes him difficult to develop his chemistry in the team. I think his father being kidnapped a while ago still have impact on him. I'm doubtful Barcelona will sign him, because Liverpool won't him go on a low transfer fee, and Diaz will demand a high wage. If Diaz really wants to leave Liverpool, currently PSG is his best option with Mbappe leaving.

It's strange to see Barcelona having lack of quality wingers, because that positions used to be their strongest threat. Before Barcelona sign any player, firstly they need to make decision about who will be the head coach next season, because new signings need to adjust to the tactical style of the new coach. Barcelona can't afford to waste another signing in failure again with their financial situation.

The situation is complicated for Roma, because, if they lose, Atalanta will put more pressure on them. A win is a must for Roma to stay in the hope for top four finish. Roma may have more game left than Bologna have, but without a win tonight, it will make it harder for them to chase the fourth position. The pressure from Atalanta can be closer.

Bologna have a better defense, and Roma have a better attack, but Bologna is also good at transitional attacks that makes them can hurt the Roma's defense that is a bit vulnerable at defending transitional attacks. Having midweek game is also a disadvantage for Roma on fitness aspect, but I hope them being in a high morale reaching UEL semi-final can handle this issue.

I will be a big blow for Dortmund if they failed to finish in Champions League zone. It will hit hard their mentality, because this could be a continuity of their last season failure. Dortmund would have had a difficult situation to recover from. The fact that they still have focus on the Champions League semi-final makes things more complicated for them to go on.

It's impossible for them to focus only on one competition to save their fate for next season. Having a slight chance to Champions League and another chance to finish top four is a dilemma that doesn't have a right solution to solve, because they are not favorite in both situation. If they failed in one of those, things can get worse for the future.

It's safe to say that title race is over with Madrid having 11-points lead makes Barcelona have almost no chance to chase. I feel disappointed with Girona failed to stay in the title race longer, because it could make the league looks more exciting than usual. The el clasico game was a deciding game whether or not Barcelona would have chance to keep up with Madrid, because Madrid will have another focus in the Champions League that can potentially give a slight advantage for Barcelona.

Barcelona have themself to blame for, because of the slow start of the season. Injuries might have a big impact on their form that made them dropped many points in the frist half of the season. It's a shame that Xavi will leave  Barcelona this summer, because he has built Barca to stay competitive with the financial situation.

I think Brest still have a fair chance here because Monaco and Lille will face each other that certainly will give advantage to Brest. If Monaco win against Lille, Brest will stay third, but if Lille win, Brest will be fourth with two points gap. This situation will still give hope for all three teams. It depends on who have the strongest consistency till the end of the season.

It's still quite difficult to predict who will stay in Champions League zone, because anything can still happen. Looking at the remaining opponents for the three teams, I think Brest have the bigger hope, because they will play against teams that dont have any thing to fight for any more, While Monaco and Lille will play against teams those are fighting for staying in Ligue 1.

This title race is really intriguing to witness. Liverpool being back to strong performance adds a whole new dimension of the competition. Every match has significant implications for all three teams. The points gap and remaining fixtures make it difficult to make a clear prediction of who will win the league. Any mistake will cost their title hope and give their rival the advantage in the standings.

This race has impact on all the involving teams being eliminated from European competitions. This might have refocused the teams on the Premier League title. This adds another pressure and motivation to their performances. While Arsenal are currently on top, avoid stating they won't lose any remaining matches, and City being third with a game in hand makes the race situation complicated. The teams' renewed focus on the Premier League after European exits adds another intrigue.

The form of Bayern this season is so unconvincing. The lost to Napoli is one big sign of them not being a strong contender for Champions League title. Their league performance shows that they can have a very good game, and then they had a big drop performance. The pattern is not sustainable for them to compete in Champions League against Real Madrid.

Real Madrid have played 12 semi-finals in the last 14 seasons. This statistics implies that Real Madrid is too strong for Bayern to face with their occasional form this season. If Bayern is not in a good form when they play against Real Madrid, they can concede a big margin of goals, and if Bayern is at their form, then they will able to give a fair fight to Madrid.

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This implies Xabi Alonso has ambition on his managerial career, not just a job for a living. He is succeeding in his first tenure to improve Leverkusen to a level that possibly he himself didn't imagine. Now he and his players have extra ambition to win the league without a loss to make a remarkable record on their names.

This ambition needs a strong mentality to fulfill, because it invites all eyes on them to beat. If he can fulfill this ambition, he will put his name alongside some great manager in this era. Being Champion in a league without a loss had done by only three teams in Europe. They are AC Milan managed by Arigo Sacchi, Ajax Amsterdam managed by Louis van Gaal and Arsenal managed by Arsene Wenger.

Crystal Palace seem so different this second half of the season. They perform really good with their tactics of tight press and transitional attack. Their tactics of man-to-man marking really made Liverpool players struggling to express themself in building attacks. Won at Anfield is a big achievement for a non-big teams.

I dont feel surprise at all to see Crystal Palace were able to beat West Ham. Even though West Ham is currently not in a good phase, the win is pure of great display by Crystal Palace. They dominated the game with great tactical scheme of attacks and applying tight pressing when they lost the ball. I can tell this win is not a luck, but it's the team's brilliance to score four goals in an away game.

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Pressure is something expected for football players. The bigger club they play for, the bigger ambition they set, the bigger pressures are expected. However, it shouldn't be something excusable to drop in performances. Good players are them who are able to overcome all the pressure on them at every level of stage.

I think the reason for Chelsea players not able to overcome the pressure is because they are a collective young players in a squad who are new to the club. High wages and high expectations have make them hard to develop, because this pressure and expectations have been making them not allowed to make mistake. This situation makes them difficult to develop, because developing means they are allowed to make mistakes which are lessons for them to learn from.

Sassuolo have potential to be a good team if the club know how to maintain the club properly. They often become a team that is able to a give a tough fight to big teams in the league. Injuries could be a big reason for them to fail maintaining performance this season. The club that keep selling their best players is another reason for them having to fight relegation after having a good season before.

The dependence on certain players is also a reason for Sassuolo can't maintain their performance throughout the season, because injuries can change their fate for their games. This situation is never good for a club to develop their team quality to achieve something in a competition. It's hard to predict whether or not they stay in Serie A or go down to Serie B and then come back again for two seasons.

Leverkusen really have a strong mentality to fight for their ambition to end the season with unbeaten record. I thought Dortmund would end the record when they were leading till the ending of additional time. Dortmund don't seem to have mentality they have been showing in the Champions League games. In their last Champions League game, they were even able to win the match and qualify for semi-final after losing on aggregate to Atletico Madrid.

It feels like Dortmund is just good at attacking, they don't know how to defend the lead properly. Leverkusen know how to capitalize the late minutes situation to score the equalizer. Xavi Alonso and his players deserve the credit for their fighting spirit to achieve what will happen to be a big history in Bundesliga and football.

The title hope is over for Barcelona. This game is actually Barca's only chance to make the title hope is possible to fight for with 5 points gap if they win the game. But this result makes Barcelona's chance to chase Madrid seems impossible, even though mathematically it's not over yet. Six games to go with eleven points gap is confirming that Madrid has secure the La Liga title in their one hand. They just need to make it official by winning two or three more matches.

This is not the first time for Barca under Xavi to concede a late goal. This implies Barca's defense is not discipline enough save the situation, the penalty is also another proof for it. I don't know how Barca can be so vulnerable at defense remembering they almost broke the record of the least conceded goals a season last season.  

Monaco really put a strong performance in the game. Beating Brest away from home is a great result considering Breast is a very good team this season sitting above Monaco on the table. This result shakes up the table and puts Brest under pressure. The standings are certainly much tighter now, and Brest will have their work cut out for them to stay ahead of Monaco. With a game in hand, Monaco has a real chance to solidify their position.

Lille that is also a good team will be a tough test. They also have ambition to finish in Champions League zone. Monaco need to capitalize their home advantage on Lille to make secure their position in Champions zone. Except PSG, No team is safe in Champions League zone right now. This sounds like a title race when three teams mainly have to fight for a position in Champions League zone. It seems more exciting to see than the title race which is considered granted to the hand of PSG.

With a game in hand and an FA cup final game, Manchester City will still have tighter fixture than their two competitors. This is a slight disadvantage for Manchester City in their effort to defend their Premier League title. It's no wonder Guardiola spoke to media about their game that was unfair scheduled after the had a game in Champions League before.

However, I doubt that they will have effect from this situation considering they have the best quality squad depth to face this fixture. Also they don't have big injuries issue currently. Guardiola can apply rotational first eleven to make sure all his players stay fit for all the remaining matches. Winning streak till the end of the season is not impossible for them with this the squad they have. All things considered, They are still the most favorite team to win the Premier League this season.

Since the elimination of Liverpool, it has been common sense to favor Leverkusen winning the Europa League trophy this season. but indeed, Europa League seem to often have a winner opposing favoritism. This is why this competition feels unique. It's rare to see a big club won this trophy.

Uniquely, among four teams in Europa League semi-final this season, only Marseille have on Champions League. This makes the competition really feels like a second division under Champions League. But I hop the game will be an attractive games to watch.