The match between top clubs Granada and Cadiz promises to be intense!  Bookmakers favour Granada with 2.2 against 3.9 for Cadiz... Probably a draw or no goals scored... Recent head-to-head encounters are not goal-rich and more often ended in a draw... A close pal that does betting told me it was gonna end a draw. I'm not sure about this, but the bookmakers have favoured the home side to win. Should I say a both team score will come through, Granada are better from time, but they all have bad games. I don't think Granada will win. Maybe the match will be a draw or not. Both teams are basically very weak. So the chances of a draw in this match are high. Even if it is a home match for Granada, they will not be able to take advantage of the home. Granada's performance is very bad now. Home or away is not a fact for them at the moment. |
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After the draw from yesterday's game, I have concluded that Dortmund can not achieve anything at the end of the season once more.
They should have at least won the Europa league competition but failed woefully.
I'm not sure, but if they don't get back to business they'll loss woefully henceforth.
You can't expect to win the title in a league containing a hard opponent like Bayern when you lose easy games vs a relegation zone teams... 10 games left this season, Bayern is leading with 8 points. I believe the game between them few matches before the end will be crucial assuming Dortmund won't miss points until then and Bayern may drop few, otherwise it is the end. Do you still think Dortmund deserves to win the title? Where we can see that they are not able to win against the team in the relegation zone. They played very well at the beginning of the season, winning several matches in a row. Of course it is commendable. But Dortmund do not have the squad to win the title or compete with Bayern Munich. The Dortmund team is dependent on Haaland. |
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EFL Cup - Final
Chelsea and Liverpool are now playing in the final of the EFL Cup. I am enjoying a competitive match. The goal of both teams is the title. And both teams are strong. Neither team scored in the 90th minute. But they are trying to score. Liverpool have attacked more than Chelsea today. They have made a total of 15 shots, while Chelsea have made only 9 shots. Chelsea played somewhat defensively in the second half. They made no attempt to attack in the second half. Let's see who gets the EFL Cup title.
With the extra time on, things are getting more intense but I believe Lukaku's goal was legit and not offside. Even VAR ruled out the goal but I see Liverpool defender's feet way in front of Lukaku's one, the picture is clear with the lines in the field helping everyone to see this. Dunno what's going on! Both teams played in 105 minutes and no one has been able to score a goal yet. Both sides are attacking. But the defenders have been able to fulfill their responsibilities properly. I was impressed by the performances of SIlva in the Chelsea's team and Liverpool's Arnold. If neither team can score in extra time then maybe Liverpool will win. I think Liverpool are more likely to win in the penalty shootout. |
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Young and talented players like mbappe and haalland will certainly look for opportunities to improve their careers in the future, PSG can indeed provide a big contract and salary for Mbappe, but I think mbappe prefers to fulfill his childhood dream of playing for his favorite team namely madrid, besides that if he stays at PSG, isn't it the same as he will not develop because PSG play in a less competitive league and also mbappe will be covered by messi shadow as long as he remains a PSG player later. While haaland may be the only way for him to improve his career and his achievements is to leave dortmund, so far even though haalland has played quite well for dortmund, but still dortmund is not able to give the champion trophy, as a footballer, the championship trophy is proof of the achievements they have received over the years them career. I think that the best future plan for the players is that they move to a much more competitive League and try to prove themselves. because you know, both of them are not going to achieve anything more by staying in the current club that they are in. Mbappe is going to be always under the shadow of Neymar and Messi or at least for a long time. And Erling Haaland must be tired of carrying the team time and time again. I think we all know what's best for them and they should be able to find that out easily. |
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EFL Cup - Final
Chelsea and Liverpool are now playing in the final of the EFL Cup. I am enjoying a competitive match. The goal of both teams is the title. And both teams are strong. Neither team scored in the 90th minute. But they are trying to score. Liverpool have attacked more than Chelsea today. They have made a total of 15 shots, while Chelsea have made only 9 shots. Chelsea played somewhat defensively in the second half. They made no attempt to attack in the second half. Let's see who gets the EFL Cup title.
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India own the 3rd T20 against Sri Lanka. A good play from each team. Shanaka was on fire seriously batting 74 runs out of just 38 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes which was brilliant. Shanaka saved Srilanka from closing down under 100 runs. Hats off to Shanaka. Shreyas Iyer's 3rd 50 today. What a play it was. Almost Shanaka and Shreyas showed their best today. Today I was very upset to see Sri Lanka batting. Opener Nissanka was dismissed for 1 off 10 balls. Liyanage has scored 9 runs off 19 balls. Players must understand that this is a T20 match. And the opponent in mighty India. It was not a Test or ODI match. I think it is a shame to collect 1 run from 10 balls in a T20 match. If Shanaka had not played well, Sri Lanka's innings would have ended within 100 today. The main reason for their performance is that they are not experienced enough. Hooda's start was so lovely. He was almost like uthappa or any player in the middle order with more confidence and striking back to back. I am sure he will be one of the best player in the middle order in future. Yes Sreyas Iyer was the pillar today as well. Well played.
Hooda's performance was not bad. He is talented enough. We can expect a better innings from him in the coming days. Hooda's striker rate was good enough in today's match. |
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It is the Islamabad United team that needs to be blamed for this loss. They have lost the match which they should have won easily. When the target is run a ball, then why does each and every batsman need to hit a six. Asif Ali tried to finish the match early by hitting a six and got out.
Also why Wasim Jr. did not take the run when they need 8 runs in 8 balls and wasted two balls, making themselves under pressure.
Agree with you here as Azam Khan and Alex Hales done amazing job for Islamabad United, and I was feeling they are going to win this match very easily but very spirited Lahore Qalanders done great job for themselves and hold their nerves in very crucial time which helps them to win this eliminator no 2 what a match and what an end. While in last over I was feeling Islamabad United can win but sadly overconfidence Waseem Jr done mistakes and not takes any single which hurt them very badly if he tries in this way surely there were chance, but he tries for just big hit and this was hi big mistake which done big damage for his team. Here player like Asif Ali also done very poor effort, and he never tries to hold his nerve and stay at create for end of his match and just trying to hit out of park is big mistake by them. I think that the two balls which Islamabad United did not play were crucial because they were all out for 162 and they had two balls left to play. If they could end up playing those two balls and scoring some runs they would have had a better chance in my opinion. I know it was the end of the innings and they had to go for runs and in that process, they might have lost the wickets but it's always better to stay in the wicket and utilize all the balls that are to be played. |
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Trabzonspor made great surprise to us by shaking the match and converting score from 0-2 to 3-2. Even though I am sure they will hit championship title, they need to stay consistent in upcoming weeks. And yeah, Antalya secured important 1 point from Adana Demir which shows to us team is getting better and bets FOR Antalya can be beneficial in coming weeks (high rate high return).
Giresun-Göztepe match will be big tomorrow for lower end of table. Keep an eye on it.
Trabzonspor really dominated the match, especially the second half in my opinion. I think we saw a team with a different mindset in the second half. They really made a huge comeback and won the match. They really took the match deep. I was actually surprised to see the results of the Antalya vs Adana results. I thought Adana would surely win. But I have to say Antalya played really well and proved that they are not that weak. And I think they are getting better too. |
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Eagle FC has the opportunity to gather some considerable names, but it can only do so by offering them money, much more than they would get from UFC, Bellator, and ONE, and, I am not sure they have that financial power just now. Maybe in time, they will, but not immediately, and they will have to accept being down on the list of desirable promotions for a while until they grow their brand. Having Khabib on board is not enough for brand recognition.
While Khabib alone isn't enough of a draw, the prospect of earning more money than the UFC in the long term could be. I'm still undecided on Eagle FC, when you think about them competing with Bellator, and the UFC. However, I do think organisations such as them will promote a more healthy pay structure in the UFC. I'm all for competition, as it does usually create better deals for the fans, and the fighters, which I think is desperately needed in the UFC. They've been dominate for so long, they can pretty much dictate to their fighters. I think the rumour of Khabib stepping into the cage via Eagle FC again would be an excellent marketing move though. I don't think Khabib Nurmagomedov is going to do that as he has already said that he is done with fighting. You know, he wouldn't have even fought his last fight which was against Justin as he was going through a lot of mental warfare at that moment. So, I really don't think that Khabib Nurmagomedov stepping into the cage is an option for the Eagle FC. But that would be a great option for them to really gather a lot of interest. But, I have seen Khabib Nurmagomedov in a few podcasts and he has always stated that he is done with fighting as a competition. |
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If so far no contracts have been signed (which nobody really knows to be honest), I think all parties involved around Haaland and Mbappe are closely following the situation. It is now said that Manchester City is in the pole position for Haaland. At the same time Mbappe received an outrageous offer from PSG, that's at least what the media say. As Real Madrid wants to "park" Haaland in Dortmund for one more season, but Haaland doesn't want to do that, I think Real would do everything to not be left behind with empty hands in the end. They would rather increase their offer for Mbappe once more if it turns out that Haaland is going to Manchester City.
Both players are currently in the same condition (full of mystery), so far they are mainstay players from their respective clubs and have an important role in every match they play, but in this case mbappe condition is clearly more complicated than haalaand, and dortmund have also said that all decisions are now in the hands of haalaand, and they have so far respected haalaand who want to go, while mbappe has kept his wish a secret and that makes PSG quite annoyed in my opinion, because i think in this case PSG risk losing mbappe for free , while dortmund will certainly receive some money if haalaand leaves later. I actually think that Mbappe wants to leave PSG for free. Otherwise, he would have at least said something. Or maybe another reason could be that he is actually not sure yet whether he wants to leave PSG or stay. That's why he is still not saying anything. Maybe he doesn't want to leave the company of Messi and Neymar. On the other hand, Erling Haaland wants to leave in my opinion and there is quite good clarity between him and Dortmund. Haaland knows that he is not going to get much achieved if he stays in the club and wants to go somewhere else and make a big name for himself. |
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I actually did not know that Ukraine was into cricket. The recent things that are going on in that country are absolutely inhuman. And we can see how the political situation can affect everything in that country. Unless the situation gets better they have a lot bigger problems to solve in their hand rather than cricket. And even after returning to normal life, the country will have to concentrate on its structural development first. Cricket in Ukraine just went behind a lot of years.
The only reason that pakistan players are not allowed in IPL is because of political issues between the two countries. This actually I dont like, why we bring sports in between political issues. I am sure players from both countries want to play with each other and against each other. We as cricket fans also want this match up but sadly I dont see this happen any time soon because of political tension between india and pakistan.
I agree that we should not bring sports into political issues but the thing is in the Indian subcontinent politics controls sports and almost every other thing in these countries. You have also said that if it was not for the political tension we would see the India VS Pakistan series. But right now I think ok I like the way Pakistan is going about things. There was a time when they thought it would make a huge impact for them to play in IPL or have played against India but now I think they most probably don't care. |
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I think that even if they have the best trident in the world, they are still very relaxed, I know that Messi has been criticized a lot, especially when Mbappé gave up the penalty kick that Messi missed, this has caused a lot of controversy, especially for PSG fans who have been lately very demanding, the French League has already been practically won, but when Mbappé leaves, which is a fact, will there be other repercussions for PSG? ' Of course the impact for PSG when they lost Mbappe was to lose their goalscorer. PSG have sufficient financial means to get another player but maybe they will not get a player equal to Mbappe. He is a long-term project for any team that manages to sign him but PSG must be prepared to let him go before the season end if they fail to progress to the next round in the Champions League. About Messi I feel he is still doing well with PSG even though on many occasions he has failed to score against the opponent. Finally, Messi failed to execute a penalty against Real Madrid because his shot was easily read by Courtois. But it's not a big problem because to be honest Neymar, Mbappe also failed to do so. About the penalty, I think it would have been better if Neymar or Mbappe Took the penalty because I think the conversion rate of Lionel Messi of penalties are white bad. And I think that Lionel Messi, after moving to PSG has certainly lost his flair, but he still has a lot to provide for PSG. PSG should really be ready to accept that their goal scorer Mbappe can leave the team anytime. They should also make their future plans keeping that in mind. And you know, they have enough money to buy another great Striker for the team. But, I think there really should think about which player will be the best for the team and also will have good chemistry with the rest of the squad rather than thinking about getting the most expensive or for a really famous player. |
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He needed to go. The club became stale after a couple or so very good years with him. The players were also not playing like they used to compared to when they were first brought to the club by Poch. And who could really blame them... Esp Kane. And Kane is no Gerrard. So yeah... I think reaching the UCL final was the peak and it all went down hill from there.
Actually, I honestly don't think that Harry Kane still has 2-3 years left because I think 2 is going to be the max for him. And I really don't think that he is going to achieve anything Great by staying here. But these types of decisions can really go both ways. I think we can have the conversation of him being better with staying here year one or two years later. It's probably better for him to move but it's quite a big decision. I think Son should prolly go somewhere else too. I could imagine him going to SAF’s United if he was still managing it.
But after all, that has been happening for quite some time now I think it's better for him to move. because I don't see him achieving anything after this team. And the case is almost absolutely the same about Son too They were uncomfortable with 3rd - 4th positions and wanted something more. Now that they are finding it difficult to make the Top 4, which they are tired of, Poch was the only man who could manage the team with their low budget. They've had three coaches since he left, but none of them have worked out.
Son has already signed a new five-year contract with Tottenham, and he does not appear to be an ambitious player, so he will be with the club for a long time.
After the contract signing Son is going to be with the club for a long time. but I really thought he should move. but I don't see the same happening with Harry Kane. I really believe that he is going to move quite soon. because at this moment this team seems to be going nowhere in the future. His best time with the club is in the past in my opinion. |
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My guess about the Super Lig is that Trabzonspor will be at the top of the table. Basaksehir will be in second place. It is a bit difficult to predict which team will be in the third place. But I think Fenerbahce will come up in the third place. They are in good form. Kanyaspur lost the truck. Gradually they will continue to move towards the bottom of the points table. However, the performance of the Demirspor team is also quite good. But they are not very regular.
The standings will still be a bit of a vague thing for the time being. I know that it is not looking amazing for the time being for some teams but by the looks of it, it is a bit of a chaotic season and anything could happen. Basaksehir could end up second, or could end up fifth, who knows? It all depends on how things go from here on out and everything could happen. Konya for example have been terrible for a while but they are second, which shows that they were great back in the day and that is why I feel like they could be even better from now out as well. Who knows what's going to happen? I believe that we could actually see some changes but at the same time no change at all. Only thing I agree that Trabzon will definitely be champions. First of all, I don't think that Trabzonspor is going to be even challenged by any of the teams in the league. They are going to be the winners of this League. The actual fight is going to start from the second-placed team In the league because from the second spot the point difference is really minimal and the second spot is also up for the taking for quite a few teams. I think if Adana can win today they will be able to take the third spot in the table. Trabzonspor versus Kayserispor Match is currently going on and Trabzonspor is behind by 0-1. so, I think it is a really good chance for Kayserispor to win this match and advance in the table. |
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Pakistan and India matches are always interesting as they both hate losing each other. The rivalry between India and Pakistan is far ahead of what we see in Ashes. Ashes is played on regular basis while last time India and Pakistan series was held decade ago. Sunil Gavaskar once said " there is more chance of snow in lahore(hot city of Pakistan)then India Pakistan series " Well by this quote of Sunil Gavaskar I think we can understand in which situation this India versus Pakistan is in. I really don't think that the players have too much objection to playing against each other. In my opinion, it's more like the people in power who are ultimately controlled by the government, have a huge problem about this. And they just have to prove that they are better than the other, also don't want to give any benefit or else I think I should say, that watch out that the other party does not get benefited in any way. I think that is the main reason why Pakistan players are not allowed in the IPL because they think Pakistan will make a huge amount of money off of it. |
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The Dortmund team has disappointed us. However, after watching the first leg performance against Rangers, I did not have the courage to bet on Dortmund's victory. However, if Haaland was in the squad, the result of the match would have been in favor of Dortmund. It is hard to stick with Haaland. It is now clear that Dortmund are not a strong enough team and that they don't deserve to win the title. They have been eliminated from the Europa League. They will not be able to win the Bundesliga title either.
Dortmund showed a really disappointing performance in those two legs against the Glasgow Rangers. I mean their whole international season this year was very disappointing for me. In the champions league they were in a group with Ajax, Sporting and Besiktas so i would say they should have won that group, but they did not even manage to make the second place their which was really really bad already. Then when they were relegated to the Europa League the boss of Dortmund said that the goal is now to win the Europa League but now they are all already out of the competition after the frist play off round against a club that should be at least one tier below them. We all should understand that now Dortmund is almost nothing without Erling Haaland. Without him, they are also going nowhere as a team and it's Erling Haaland who is almost carrying the team on his back every time they win. I think things need to change in Dortmund otherwise they are always going to be a few steps behind Bayern Munich as they already are and if Erling Haaland decides to leave the team they will be further below the table in the future. |
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Actually, Manchester United will be more enthusiastic when playing at home with a 1-1 capital in their pockets because I believe that Manchester United will improve their performance in order to win at home and ensure that they qualify for the next round.
It's not all about a Ronaldo, but about how to play really well in order to win against Atletico Madrid.
They played aggressively against opponents in Premier League but they did not get good results. From the match in a first leg against Athletico Madrid, I don't see any difference from Manchester United performance. They still rely on De Gea to save their goal, rely on their stars' personal performance and moments to score goals and win or get a draw. It is not what a winning team should have. Even Athletico Madrid have their problems which are shown with their current position in La Liga, they are still have better connection and psychology in their team. I put my belief on them in the second leg, even it will be hold in Old Trafford. I think Manchester United played quite well considering their recent form and inconsistency. I think the problem with Manchester United is that they are not being able to defend well at all and The Attacks that they are trying to form are not producing the result that they want. I think we all can agree that they looked a little desperate and frustrated in the match against Atletico Madrid. Actually, we can say the same thing about Atletico Madrid but the only difference is they scored quite early in the match and after that, they could not form any meaningful attack in my opinion. Let's see what happens in the next leg. |
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Australia tour happened two years ago. Why you want to live in the past? Players like Kohli, Hard dick, Rahane, Siraj and Pujara are constantly underperforming ever since then. Since Kohli was the captain, he persisted with these people and never allowed any younger players to replace them. Only after he was dropped, promising youngsters like Venkatesh Iyer and Suryakumar could find a place in the playing XI. India is a country with 1.4 billion population and cricket is the favorite sport by a distance. If they can't perform well even in cricket, then a few questions will be asked.
Muhammad Siraj is still in squad for test series against SL. Muhammad Siraj must take this opportunity seriously else he will be dropped like Pandya, Rahane and Pujara. Once you are dropped from squad and asked to play in domestic to prove your fitness and form it becomes difficult to find your place in squad. Kohli is in squad for SL test series but not for T20 series. Kohli will be very soon a history if he stayed in his current form for few more series. Suraj has only played 12 test matches till now and has taken 36 wicket. As a bowler his performance in test is good and he might be the replacement of Ishant sharma or bhuvnesh kumar in the future. If he performs well in the upcoming test series with SL then he might become a permanent bowler for India. Kohli is going through a rough patch now. I am sure he will regain his form soon For me, I am always going to prefer experience over talent in test cricket. I know this is not the most popular belief but it is what it is. The reason why I think this is because test cricket takes a lot more skills than shorter formats of cricket. In test cricket, bowlers bowl the same ball for 3-4 overs to set up the batsmen for a certain ball. But that doesn't exist in ODI or T20. And quite frankly I don't think the young players have the composure of doing that. I would rather trust my experienced bowlers in tests. But in the case of Suraj , I think he has some experience of the test even though it's quite minimal compared to a lot of others. But in the matches, he played he did quite well. So worth a shot I guess. |
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Multan Sultans completely outclass Lahore Qalanders in qualifier of PSL it is really shameful end of this match because after end of Multan inning I was feeling great about Lahore they have done very good job and restrict them for good achievable target of 163, but sadly no batsman try to stay on crease and have some better chance for Lahore just Fakhar done good job and complete his another fifty and after end of 13 overs I was feeling now they can chase this target easily but suddenly introduction of Dhani bring down these all hopes, and he ruined Lahore batting with his classic bowling.
Wicket in every over for Multan really amazing from their bowlers and now most chances they will win again this title because after today's performance I am feeling they are unstoppable.
I would like to dedicate this win to the Multan captain "Rizwan". There was a time in the match when lahore team was dominant and multan spinners were unable to have an influence on the match. Also Fakhar smashed three powerful sixes in 3 balls make the match almost an easy win for Lahore but right after that over, Fakhar took strategic time out, and after that Rizwan came with a new game plan and totally took over the match. Also earlier, Rizwan stayed on the crease for full Multan innings and make sure they made a decent score after a slow start. I have to say that they used the strategic timeout really well and the players seemed to be tilted at the time. It was really a great move by the captain and he did really well to get all the players their heads back into the game and win the match from that situation. Another reason why the strategic timeout was important is because a lot of time when the batsmen are in form and making scoring look easy a break in play can cause some type of disturbance to the batsman mentally. Because of the timeout, the rhythm of the batsmen was broken. Really well done I have to say. |
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