Manchester City just showed how easy they can break the defense of every single one of their opponent no matter how strong they are in defense. Manchester United were pretty solid in defense in their previous big matches indeed. But they were really desperate against especially Haaland of course. After seeing the recent improvement many people waited for Manchester United to fight hard against them. But this match would have been ended even more horrible if Martial didn't score two goals in the last moments.

I wonder what Erik ten Hag is thinking now. The players must have been quite frustrated after playing this much badly. I saw Alex Ferguson and Ronaldo with quite unhappy faces. Ferguson must be really disappointed to see his old team being in such a desperate condition after having great years with them in the past. However he also had bad times at first of course. Ronaldo's unhappiness wasn't related to due to the score only obviously. He wasn't selected for the starting eleven once again in a big match like this.

Congrats to Vitality on this hard-fought win over Liquid by 3-2!

It was such a lovely series to watch. Liquid proved themselves to be a really strong and dangerous team despite not winning the championship. Actually they had a big advantage while they were 2-1 ahead in the series. But Vitality were still mentally solid and they made a huge comeback which deserved the appreciation. Mirage and Overpass maps were the most exciting ones as there was a high level of competition and both of them ended after OT. On Vertigo which was the last map, Vitality showed a solid performance and got the win by 16-11.

For Liquid side, YEKINDAR performed as always. NAF's performance was also quite impressive. For Vitality side, ZywOo had a superb series. Especially his 51-kill effort on Mirage despite losing the map was incredible. I believe he was the most performing player of his team. Magisk was on another level too in general. dupreeh wasn't very effective mostly but his contribution to the win on Overpass was crucial. He got a really important clutch there also.

It looks like nothing has changed about Inter after the international break. Actually it was a long enough break for them to collect themselves and focus on their game much more. For example, Juventus did this very well and destroyed Bologna right before their Champions League match. Inter had a more challenging opponent like Roma of course but they should still have been able to win in Giuseppe Meazza. They lost by 2-1 instead and made things even more difficult for themselves.

I expect them to be not very prepared against Barcelona as well. But Barcelona are in a pretty solid condition now. No matter where this match is played, I think Barcelona would defeat them anyway. Therefore Barcelona win @1.82 is pretty attracting to bet on.

It was nice to see a different driver winning a race finally after a long time. Because Verstappen won the previous five races which started to make things boring for us. Perez had a wonderful race and he completely deserved the win by his high effort. He raced under the same conditions with Leclerc in the end so Leclerc should have been more concentrated on his race after catching up with Perez so much. He was the victim of his own mistakes I believe.

Everyone was waiting for Perez's penalty to be announced. There was an expectation of 10-sec penalty however they decided upon an only 5-sec penalty which was enough for Perez to retain his victory. I hope that this punishment is exactly the same in the rule book also. Otherwise it's a big disrespect to the rest of the drivers. We've already witnessed a huge mistake at the end of last season so FIA shouldn't have the luxury of acting however they'd like anymore.

Manchester United still seems to be after Frenkie de Jong despite adding Casemiro to the team already.

https://www.espn.co.uk/football/soccer-transfers/story/4751862/manchester-united-and-frenkie-de-jong-saga-to-continuebellingham-also-a-target

They were looking for a defensive midfielder and spent a lot of money to sign Casemiro. His contract details are really enormous for a 30-year old player. But he was still a great choice for the team as he was one of the most reliable players at Real Madrid by his impressive performance. However he hasn't played in many league matches for now and we don't know if he will adapt to the team easily. Maybe Manchester United want to have an even stronger midfield. Because after losing Pogba they needed to strengthen the area. But I don't think that they will be able to transfer de Jong before next summer.

PSG did the expected and won the match. However it wasn't a too comfortable win for them truthfully. Mbappe's absence was felt until he entered the match and he was the game changer as he scored the goal to win. If Neymar was able to play better there wouldn't be even a need for Mbappe. By the way Messi's free-kick goal was really a usual one for us to see from him.    It was nice to see advertising boards turning to "GOAT" after Messi touched the ball. 



PSG have a more difficult job to do these days because they are in a competition for the lead with Marseille on one hand. They need to concentrate on the Ligue 1 and Champions League at an equal level to maintain a decent form. I believe that they will still manage to do this successfully.

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Pep Guardiola's unique system is hard to be replaced for Manchester City. This is the main reason they don't even think about sacking Guardiola for not winning the Champions League.

The team have a solid game plan for many years and this is the main factor they have been dominant in the Premier League in this period of time. They have added some other championships to their collection in the meantime of course. Last season was an opportunity for them but they were really unlucky against Real Madrid. Luck factor is also important for a team and Manchester City experienced this very badly. This season the expectation from them has got bigger after Haaland came and started to play like a beast in a short time. Guardiola might finally reach his main goal with this team to relieve finally before deciding to leave the team in the future.

England - Germany can definitely be one of the best matches I've seen in the recent times.

After Germany brought the score to 2-0 I was like that was it. Maguire is one of the worst and most overrated defenders ever. Because of him they conceded 2 goals. The first goal was really unbelievable. There was nothing dangerous first but Maguire made things difficult for his team suddenly. He lost the ball and caused a penalty. I wish to see him being sold by Manchester United to a small team.

However England made an insane comeback in 12 minutes. They scored three goals and got 3-2 ahead. The first goal made a huge impact on the team and they used the momentum in a great way. But Germany still were able to equalize it which was due to Pope's fault also. It is nearly ending 3-3 but let's see. Even though none of the teams had a target to achieve they still made us watch an unforgettable match. 

Bayern Munich are desperately trying to make their striker signing at the earliest opportunity but it's quite late for this season I'm afraid. Because they should have done this pre-season to be fully ready. They were just too stubborn about not going for any player and denied all the rumours linking them with Harry Kane.

There is no way they are signing Kane in January. They'd better forget about it and make their plans according to that. Whatever amount they offer I don't think Tottenham would be okay about selling him in the middle of the season. It'd be a huge problem for them while they are doing this much wonderful in the EPL.

Tomorrow playoffs stage is starting with these matches.

fnatic are in a recovery phase now and they are still having bad results against below tier 1 teams recently. They lost to Sangal around a week ago in a tournament for example. They have a nice potential actually by finishing the group stage above NaVi in ESL Pro League. Liquid had a serious difficulty against Cloud9 the last time and they owe YEKINDAR a lot for qualifying from the group. If we see a similar team performance then fnatic might take advantage of it. I'll try my luck and bet on fnatic @2.21.

There isn't much to talk about FaZe - Complexity matchup. Complexity had an astonishing run indeed but this is the end of the road for them. FaZe should end them without making big mistakes. 2-0 win might be preferred @1.43 but it carries some risks at the same time. FaZe might lose one map maybe. Their win @1.11 can be added to a betslip to increase the total odd a little.

This is the thing I'm afraid of the most.

If Verstappen continues to dominate F1 for long years seasons will start to become boring again. Verstappen is so close to increasing his title streak to two seasons now. I have hopes about next season though. Because it depends on how much Ferrari and Mercedes develop themselves to be a serious competitor for Red Bull. Maybe we can see McLaren or Alpine doing much better than this too but it is still difficult for them to join the title race as there is a big gap to close up.

Even if Verstappen wins that season also, at least I hope to see a big competition for the championship between two or maybe even three drivers. These drivers would be Verstappen, Leclerc and Hamilton I guess. Hamilton wants the 8th title to own the record only himself so I don't think he would let Russell get past him when they both have fast cars.

I also don't believe that Liquid deserved to qualify from this group after seeing their team performance. If it weren't for YEKINDAR's insane effort there was really no way they were winning against the unbeaten team of the group. After all that effort I would have liked to see Eternal Fire instead in the playoffs. But they were also punished for their poor performance at the beginning. When their playoff ticket started to be in danger they barely started to perform better.

I hope they have learned their lesson from this journey because they have RMR starting in a very short time period. Considering their group they should be able to enter top 8 easily. Top 4 is too difficult for them so even if they qualify for the Challengers Stage it would still be good for them. They qualified for this stage in the previous RMR also but couldn't make it to next phase. This time they might achieve this success depending on their effort with their new players.

I'm really shocked now. I was really frustrated with Belgium's performance today. When they had a chance for the lead they should have tried harder to benefit from it. Of course it wasn't going to be easy but at least they would have got a win here. Instead Netherlands won by 1-0 and my bet lost as a result.

Belgium were quite effective in the second half actually. They found many critical chances but wasted them generously. The bicycle kick moment was really great but it also didn't end up with a goal unfortunately. I assume that many people believed in Belgium tonight and lost as a result.

This is their biggest opportunity in the Champions League. I wouldn't like to mean that they were bad last season. They had a big chance then too but their being eliminated by Real Madrid was really dramatic as you remember. But this season is different than that one because they have a much more stable squad now after signing Erling Haaland. They didn't have a very productive striker like him since Aguero's brightest times here ended.

Maybe one can think about if one player can really change the fate of the whole team. If that player is Haaland then yeah. He can definitely change many things for Manchester City this season.    Winning the EPL title wouldn't be a surprise but if they win the CL title then he will have the biggest role in it without doubt.

When it comes to today's matches, the most attracting one to me is Netherlands - Belgium. There is nothing ended for any team also which can make this match more attracting to watch. But Netherlands are in a pretty advantageous condition because they aren't losing their lead unless they lose to Belgium by at least three goals. However I don't think that Netherlands will even lose easily. While they are in a strong shape it is difficult for Belgium to weaken them very much mentally. It isn't easy to pick a result for this match when it comes to betting.

I guess I will choose both teams to score @1.55 for this one. Maybe it is a very easy preference for most people but it might win easily even until the end of the first half.

We can say that things are already clear in Group D. I'm afraid it is nearly impossible for Eternal Fire to finish the group at the 3rd place in the worst case. Let's say EG and Liquid both lost, Eternal Fire will still need to win against Movistar Riders by a huge round difference. In short, they need a miracle tomorrow.  

I think FURIA will defeat EG but Liquid will manage to defeat Cloud9 also. Cloud9 are already in a safe condition and they will most probably end the group as the leader even if they lose this one. Liquid might react to the shocking Eternal Fire loss strongly by winning this and secure themselves in the group. FURIA @1.24, Eternal Fire @1.53 and Liquid @2.65 are my choices for tomorrow's matches. Maybe it is a risky parlay but I'll give it a chance.

I can agree that Fenerbahce are the luckiest team in the league taking the upcoming seasons and the foreign player rule into account. They have many young domestic players in their squad and these are really talented ones at the same time. When it comes to İsmail Yüksek his equalizer against Luxembourg was really amazing. Maybe we can see this like he has a good technique also. 

Galatasaray also are lucky to have some players like this. Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Berkan Kutlu are most promising players among them. But they should do their best to keep them in the team because they might get some offers from big European teams for them next summer depending on their performances this season. Berkan has a potential to be a wonderful defensive midfielder. Kerem is a very important part of the attacking line already now.

My picks for today are:

Czech Republic - Portugal: Portugal win @1.67
Spain - Switzerland: Spain win @1.46

These are obvious choices of course. I know that these are risky at the same time because we see many surprising results in this tournament. Yesterday was a really good example for that as England and Germany both lost. However I still want to continue with this kind of choices one last time considering their conditions in their groups. Portugal need to win to maintain their chance for playoffs. Spain are also in the same condition. They are the leader but there is only one point between them and Portugal now. I expect both of them to win and carry this excitement to the last matches. In addition, I think both teams to score @1.89 might be a nice choice for the Portugal match. Czech Republic scored two goals against Spain home. They can score one goal at least here too.

It is really hard for the teams in this league to increase country coefficient very much in the circumstances. Because as most of you mentioned already, the Ligue 1 isn't getting enough investments and sponsorship deals. This is preventing the teams from having a much better financial condition to consolidate their squads with very qualified players. As a result, we don't see them being successful in European tournaments.

PSG are the only hope for the country now but even they aren't able to win the Champions League title even for once. Even if they achieve the title this season it is still not enough for this league. The Ligue 1 management don't seem like they are intending to take some action about this topic also. It isn't easy to increase the quality of a league in a short time period of course. But they can do this in time if they take the right steps to attract the investors here.