I was also surprised with the results of Adana Demirspor - Galatasaray and Besiktas - Fenerbahce matches.

Mertens was impressive for Galatasaray as he found many critical chances to score. But he wasted all of them. Especially the last one was unbelievable. He couldn't score against an empty goal as he targeted the upper goal post. Adana Demirspor found critical chances with Onyekuru but Muslera made very important saves there. After the red card I expected Galatasaray to win but they somehow couldn't score any goal. I really don't know when Icardi got injured by the way. His return date is unknown and I wonder if his end will be like Falcao already now.

Another boring match was the derby. Actually we saw so many goal opportunities for both sides but none of them was capable enough to score. Especially Weghorst could have brought the win to his team. Considering how much productive these teams are normally, this result was pretty unexpected. Their previous head-to-head matches were also the opposite of this actually.

The race has finally started! We had to wait for around an hour to see the race starting. The track is still not dry.

Perez had a wonderful start by a better reaction than Leclerc and took the lead on the start straight. Sainz also started better than Hamilton and overtook him nicely. Verstappen was one of the losers of the start as he lost four positions already. But he's already started to climb to the top and he is in 9th position currently. I don't think that Perez will be able to keep Leclerc behind too long. But keeping him like that until Verstappen catches up with Leclerc very much would be enough for Perez. I still think that the winner will be Verstappen. But if we see heavy rain again then we'd better be open for surprises.

You know how much Hamilton loves this kind of conditions. Maybe he might find a way to benefit from it.  

Liverpool still seem wounded considering their most recent match against Brighton in the EPL. They are still struggling with big defensive issues and this cost them two points in this match. It ended by a 3-3 score which shows how much serious the situation is now. I still can't believe how van Dijk is playing this much badly in the recent times also. Klopp must find a solution to this sooner or later. Otherwise they might still have big difficulties in qualifying from their Champions League group also.

Interestingly they played much stronger against Ajax and conceded only one goal by dominating the match also. I wonder how their form dropped this much after the international break. They have no other choice than defeating Rangers in both matches now. They will hope for Ajax - Napoli matches to end their way to increase their chance.

This tournament might be a motivation for Italy. Most of the big teams in this tournament don't care about it. Because they are mainly focused on the World Cup which starts in less than two months.

However Italy aren't going to be able to participate in it unfortunately. Therefore they might at least do their best to win the Nations League to improve their morale. Spain, Netherlands and Croatia are all very challenging opponents. I'm not very sure about Spain though after seeing their not very impressive effort against Portugal the last time. But I can't say the same thing for Netherlands and Croatia. They've been both playing like they really want to achieve a title here. Both of them are a big threat to Italy. There is a very long time for the semi final matches though and let's see what changes in time.

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I've been a part of this campaign since the beginning.

Romelu Lukaku doesn't think of coming back to Chelsea after his loan contract with Chelsea ends. I find it normal as he hasn't been happy for a long time after signing for Chelsea. It was one of the worst deals for Chelsea in their history by the way. They sold him to Inter for 74 million euros and bought him back for 113 million. But now Lukaku doesn't even want to play for Chelsea in the future anymore.

Inter might even continue to extend his loan until the end of his contract to sign him without a transfer fee. We haven't watched properly at Inter yet as he has been injured for some time. But I bet he is very happy to return here. He would surely show that to us by his effort.

This time PSG don't have the luxury of caring less about the Ligue 1 because they have a serious opponent like Marseille for now. As long as Marseille keep up the good form PSG will need to focus on the league at the same time to keep their lead. They need to win until facing Marseille after two weeks in the league. Because Marseille have really easy matches until then and I don't expect them to lose any points in those ones. PSG are lucky that they have three days between their Ligue 1 and Champions League matches. But it is only two days for Marseille.

On the other hand Marseille don't seem like they are caring more about the Champions League now. We can understand this by their losing home against Frankfurt the last time. They wouldn't make any rotation in their lineup in league matches as a result. I think this gap of two points between Marseille and PSG will be kept until their head-to-head.

It is valid for Manchester City also actually. Because if you remember they also conceded a goal first and struggled to answer until the last twenty-minute period of the match. It is of course not the same as Maccabi Haifa are a way weaker team than Dortmund. But I wanted to say that it was expected from Manchester City to keep the match under control in Etihad from the start to the end.

Sometimes even these teams are experiencing some unexpected incidents against weaker teams but the most important thing is to be consistent anyway. If they manage to stay strong despite these things then they have a powerful mindset to make it to the final and even the championship. They need some luck also of course as Manchester City didn't have that against Real Madrid last season for example. 

It is pretty difficult to predict the results today.

England and Germany both don't have any goal left in the group now. I just wonder if England would like to finish their last League A match with a victory at least. They have the home advantage also. Their last head-to-head ended 1-1 and England saved one point by Kane's goal in the last minutes. I don't think that this match will be comfortable for them either. My expectation is a 2-1 win for England in this. Hence England win at 2.42 and both teams to score at 1.76 are my preferences.

Hungary - Italy is an even more difficult match to predict. Hungary have improved their performance incredibly much. They beat England and Germany both before but lost to Italy. Maybe it is time to have revenge on them now. Hungary would play a controlled game and look for benefiting from their chances in the best way. If they get ahead first it would be quite difficult for Italy to score against them. Because Hungary are very good at maintaining their score advantage recently. They are very durable. I'll still give both teams to score a chance at 2.14.

Maybe Bayern Munich might have to find another striker in January as it is too difficult for them to convince Kane or his team to sign him.

There is really no alternative player who is in my mind for now. They shouldn't be in a hurry to sign a striker at the same time also. I mean that they should be in search of a good striker already now. Because if they make a wrong transfer then I don't expect much thing would change for the team. They need a productive striker who can adapt to German football in a short time. Because they won't have much time ahead to wait for him to adapt to the team as they would try to improve their form quickly.

On second thought, maybe Patrik Schick might be a good candidate in case they fail in bringing Kane. He is a really talented striker and Leverkusen aren't in a good condition. It would be easier for Bayern to convince him.

September and October seem lovely for a race on this track. Maybe we might see some rain which would make the race even more attracting for people. 

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Singapore GP is closing in as there is only a week left. This is one of the very lovely races in F1 due to being a night race.    Let's see how long Verstappen's winning streak will continue - 5 wins for now. Leclerc will hope him to make a mistake or have a problem with his car to win this. Otherwise there is no chance I'm afraid.

I'd like to add Hamilton's unforgettable lap on this track in 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI3JzYCL3K0

This would be wonderful for all of us for sure. I'd like to see this great matchup in the finale actually.

Because both of these teams deserve to be a part of that stage. They both haven't achieved any title in the Champions League yet. They have strengthened their squads every year having the same goal - winning it for the first time in their histories. Truthfully I see Manchester City one step ahead of PSG despite the amazing trio of Neymar, Messi and Mbappe. Because I think Manchester City are better as a team. The Haaland transfer was enough to complete the squad for achieving this title more comfortable. I'm not sure about PSG but Manchester City should be able to make it to the finale this time. And I don't expect them to come back with empty hands after reaching that level.

Austria - Croatia started quite fast. Austria answered with an equalizer only in two minutes. It was 1-1 in the first nine minutes already. Truthfully I still don't expect Croatia to leave two points here. They don't need to worry about anything as long as they win this match in the end. They are playing being aware of this and they are showing how much they want to win this match. Maybe it will be a tough one but Croatia would manage to win by one goal in the worst case.

Netherlands - Belgium match is important for the lead indeed. Maybe Belgium's job is still difficult but I still expect them to leave with three points. Netherlands would only like to keep the score under control to prevent Belgium from taking the lead. As long as they don't lose to Belgium with at least three-goal gap there is no problem for them. Hence I expect a dramatic ending like Belgium win 2-1 or 3-1. But so far in the match there is still no goal. Let's see which side will open the deadlock.

Bayern Munich didn't accept the rumours regarding their interest in Harry Kane in the previous transfer window. Maybe they really didn't have such interest because they were believing that they would still do a good job without signing a new striker also. However after seeing their very poor performance about scoring goals, they must have changed their mind about this topic.

They are in immediate need of a credible striker now and it would be better for them to have a striker who can make a similar impact as Lewandowski in the team. Harry Kane is really the most sensible candidate for this role. It won't be easy for Bayern Munich to convince him and his team both for certain. I don't expect such transfer in January honestly. But I can't say anything about next summer because it depends on Tottenham's success this year. They are very promising for now but things might change later on.

After seeing the results yesterday I was ready for at least one surprising result today as well. It happened just as many of us expected. But truthfully I was expecting Portugal to stumble rather than Spain. This was unexpected for me. Spain played badly in the first half despite dominating in ball possession. They started to find more opportunities in the second half but Switzerland were still well-prepared for this match. This 2-1 loss caused Spain to lose their lead.

Portugal were much more effective than I expected. They really crushed their opponent by 4-0. I expected Czech Republic to resist them well and score a goal also. They were still fighting for not dropping from the league but their performance today was too bad. Switzerland have pushed them to the last position now. The final week matches will be quite interesting as both of them will be important for different reasons.

Arsenal are preparing for another big match against Tottenham. Right after this one their opponent is going to be Liverpool. They have a really difficult fixture in only two weeks but at least they are going to play both of these matches home. After having a problematic match against Manchester United I expect to see a much better performance from Arsenal. They need to show how strong they are in this kind of important matches also.

Tottenham are a very difficult team to defeat for them now. Because their form is nearly the same as Arsenal's recently. Their offensive performance is a big threat to Arsenal defense at the same time. Son's contribution will be really crucial for them after seeing him against Leicester last. If Arsenal keep the match under control they can still win this. But I still expect a close score at the end like 2-1. Both teams to score will be my betting preference at 1.54. It would be too surprising if one of them doesn't score.

It doesn't seem like an attention getting track to me at least for now. Seeing it in real life might change my mind of course.

It looks like the straights are too long on this track which might cause it to be a little boring for spectators. Of course this would help us see more overtakes but the track would just be uniform because of lacking many sharp turns. But I'm always open for new tracks in F1 as this might help increase the curiosity level of people in this sport. Having always the same tracks might start to be boring for some people at some point. I wonder if we will see Caribbean GP being added later into 2023 calendar.

They really did it. Italy won the match by 1-0 even though England seemed a little better in performance. I don't know how England couldn't even score one goal in an important match for themselves. England have no chance left to stay in League A officially now. Maybe they might not be too sad about that but I would have still waited for them to do better than this.

Germany's losing the match was even more unexpected but they are at least comfortable about moving on in this league. Hungary really deserve all the appreciations. Their effort so far has been really high but I still thought that Germany would win this time to secure their spot. Maybe if they were in the same group in the World Cup the scenario might have been much different. Germany would care much more about it in the end compared to the Nations League.

We can clearly say that Eternal Fire are out of ESL Pro League after this huge defeat against Evil Geniuses also by 2-0. Even if they win both of their remaining matches it wouldn't still be enough. They have a chance mathematically of course but it is a very far possibility in the end. I still don't get how they managed to play even worse against the weakest opponent they have in this group. It must have been a clear victory for Eternal Fire instead and this would have been enough to boost their morale significantly.



I had hopes about Dust2 map at least but Eternal Fire performed even worse there and lost by 16-4. I think keeping imoRR in the main roster is a big mistake. They should replace him with xfl0ud as soon as possible to have a more reliable roster. He is a younger player and I believe he is much more talented. He is a much better team player also. imoRR is just hurting this team by simple individual mistakes. XANTARES said that he was their entry fragger but it looks like imoRR got this really wrong. 

Italy - England match might be England's last chance to stay in their current league. There is a three-point gap between these teams now and England are on the brink of relegating. I expect to see England playing extra tonight to get a win here. England win @2.44 seems very favourable to bet on for me. Maybe it is a big risk but I believe it's worth taking now. Southgate must have his best players in the starting eleven to reach their goal easier.

Hungary's run so far has been really surprising for many people but I don't see it that way. Because most of the favourites aren't caring about this tournament properly and they only use this as a preparation opportunity for the World Cup. If Hungary win today they are qualifying for the playoffs. But I think this time we will see a better performance from Germany unlike their first match. Germany don't have an odd worth betting on though (1.31). But I might combine it with my England choice.