That would be the most beautiful gift for Real Madrid before Ancelotti's contract ends next year and indeed they are currently on a strong path to winning the two titles. Maybe this time in La Liga the team that is quite troublesome is Girona rather than Barcelona or Atletico, because Girona is unstoppable against other teams and so far only Real Madrid has been able to beat them.

For the Champions League, there seems to be no doubt because Real Madrid always makes it to the higher rounds every season and at least they always make it to the semifinals. Moreover, with the current depth of the squad, of course they can do it better and perhaps the problem of player injuries will slightly hinder their performance later if the results are not suitable.

Reportedly Al-Ettifaq is planning David De Gea's move to the Saudi league and of course they will have a great goalkeeper to start in the middle of the season. Previously there were rumors that David De Gea would not go to the Saudi league because his wife did not agree to the move and it was possible that David De Gea would be closer to joining Inter Miami in MLS. But things can still change and the player's decision will be the determining factor in this transfer. Even though it is still in the trying stage for Al-Ettfaq to bring in David De Gea, it is certain that the popularity of the Saudi league will increase even more with the arrival of European players.

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Manchester United recorded its name in history as the first team in the EPL to successfully keep 500 clean sheets. That is a huge amount for one of the giants of English football and it is all thanks to great performances from legends such as Peter Schmeichel, Van Der Sar and David De Gea. However, the newest goalkeeper, Andre Onana, often receives criticism because he often underperforms and also makes mistakes which makes the Old Trafford public very angry. But thanks to his performance in the last match against Everton, the 500 clean sheet mark was finally achieved and perhaps we should be able to put confidence in this Cameroonian goalkeeper so that every day he gets better, despite all the mistakes he made at the start of the season.

Well, this is a form of appreciation contract for the two Bayern Munich goalkeepers because without these two goalkeepers throughout the season it would be very difficult to defend the Bundesliga title every season. Sven Ulrich (35) and Manuel Neuer (37) are Bayern Munich's veteran goalkeepers and it looks like this is the last contract extension for both of them before deciding to retire.

I feel that Bayern Munich must also look for other alternatives in the transfer market and better prepare the younger generation to replace Sven Ulreich and Manuel Neuer because in about 1 or 2 seasons everything will be over for both of them and they will definitely start to experience a decline in performance.

I also agree with you because Timo Werner is not the right player for Manchester United at the moment and it would only be a waste of money after they often suffer losses by bringing in incompetent players. I feel this will only increase the burden on the Red Devils' budget and will certainly not necessarily improve Manchester United's performance.

Indeed, competition between players will lead to better performance, but this does not always run smoothly in a big team full of responsibility, like Manchester United. Hojlund still hasn't scored a single goal in the EPL and they want to add another bad striker to make up for this, isn't this too ridiculous?
How long will they be like that when other teams find more promising talents and even contribute more to the team. Manchester United will forever be like this if they don't really change the system they manage.

After last night's match, there were 4 additional teams that made it through to the round of 16 and those were Atletico, Barcelona, Dortmund and Lazio. All teams won the match with convincing scores and I think these four teams really deserve a place in the next round. Maybe we should fully appreciate the performance of Dortmund who managed to escape from the hell group and they are currently at the top of group F with 10 points after successfully overthrowing Milan at the San Siro.

Apart from that, there were Altetico and Lazio who simultaneously qualified from Group E with a landslide of points which knocked Feyenoord and Celtic out of the Champions League. However, for Barcelona, this is the first time they have been able to advance to the last 16 after 2 previous seasons they failed to reach the last 16 and had to end up in the European league. The Blaugrana have certainly learned from previous experiences and do not want the same results to be repeated. As one of the big teams in the competition, Barcelona should do better.

Man, I was almost killed by Luis Enrique's squad because I needed them to score a goal to close my multibet.

Throughout the match PSG was made difficult by Newcastle's defense and goalkeeper Nick Pope also performed very well at goal. I would almost be frustrated if PSG didn't score then I would lose the odds of @15.75
However, PSG's goal only appeared after 8 minutes of added time and yes, it was all because of a handball from a Newcastle player which resulted in PSG getting a penalty. Kylian Mbappe as the executor did not waste the opportunity to equalize the score to a draw.

Honestly, I don't care who can win in all these matches and the most important thing is that they can score goals. From the start I predicted that these 5 matches would have so many goals (except PSG, I didn't expect them to be so chaotic). In the end I got a late bet win due to waiting for a goal from PSG, but I felt relieved to close out this multibet win with a big result.

The only goal scored by Willian Jose in the 19th minute made Real Betis close out last week's victory with a narrow score of 1-0 over opponents Las Palmas. I feel that Real Betis' performance so far has been quite consistent and these results have kept them stuck in 7th position in the standings without any pressure from the teams below them. In the last 5 matches, Real Betis also recorded interesting results with 3 wins and 2 draws. They very rarely lose and they have only received 2 defeats from 14 matches.

Now Real Betis is getting closer to shifting the position of Real Sociedad and Bilbao who are only 1 point apart and they will try to do it against the bottom team this season, namely Almeria. Surely an additional 3 points are right in sight and it will be an easy win for Real Betis.

Well, that is your decision and I respect all decisions whoever it is. Indeed, Abha has a track record like that when playing against strong teams and maybe your concerns will be answered in the next match. However, as the competition gets closer and Al-Ahli don't have much time, they will try hard to win this match and will not accept a draw. Of course, after the draw against Al-Shabab, they (Al-Ahli) will immediately evaluate the results of this match so that a similar incident does not occur. Their attacks must be more effective and the opportunities created must not be wasted. I will continue to bet on Al-Ahli's victory and I have no doubts about it at all, even if the result is unexpected.

Indeed, with the addition of new participants, the results of the Champions League moving down to the European League will make the competition even more heated. Manchester United and Sevilla are likely to be in the last 16 of the European League and I have no doubts about that. However, I think Manchester United will not be as great as we think, while Sevilla may be their natural habitat to be able to win the title again. I feel that these big teams will fight each other to advance to the higher rounds, but my focus on Leverkusen and Liverpool will never disappear and I hope that both of them can advance with certainty to the final round.

I'm still curious about how Xabi Alonso works in giving roles to their two fullbacks, because Alejandro Grimaldo and Jeremie Frimpong have so far contributed fully to goals and assists for Leverkusen. Who would have thought that these two fullbacks have contributed a total of 27 goals in all competitions and most recently they also scored 1 goal each in Leverkusen's win against Werder Bremen last week.

I feel these two players are very rare for their position and as long as they are there Leverkusen will still be productive in the future. But maybe the problem will be that when a team comes to start making offers, it will definitely be very difficult for Leverkusen to refuse them. But as much as possible Leverkusen should reject the offer because they are still on their way to winning the Bundesliga title and perhaps we will see the possibility of both leaving in the summer.

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Manchester United is monitoring the possibility of Timo Werner's departure in January and perhaps currently the Red Devils still feel they are lacking in striker options. Actually, I'm just wondering whether Rasmus Hojlund still doesn't quite meet Erik ten Hag's expectations or whether Timo Werner will be another option if this transfer is successful. But there have been no negotiations so far and Manchester United has moved to find out Timo Werner's current situation. It is possible that an offer will be made in January and I think Manchester United will spend more money to get his services from Leipzig. Apart from all that, do you think Manchester United needs to make this transfer?

Certainly Unai Emery is the coach that Aston Villa needs right now and they must trust him more not only this season but in the seasons to come. It is an interesting note on how Aston Villa have maintained their consistency so far and indeed they have not felt the atmosphere of competition in the top 4 for a long time.

Now the most important thing for Aston Villa to do is how they can improve their existing performance because they will still have difficult matches against other strong teams and Unai Emery must be able to do this job in order to get better results. Whatever position Aston Villa will finish in, the most important thing is that they can still get a place in European competition, which will be very good in the future.

What I thought really happened and Girona couldn't win against Bilbao. In fact, it is already known from the statistics that the match between these two teams will be quite even and it is quite difficult to determine the winner considering that both of them are also in their best performance. It would be best to reduce excessive expectations of Girona from now on, because after all, this team is still new to the top flight and the team that is a strong regular at the top of the standings will also be back in the near future.

The difference in points between the teams in the top 4 is not that far and for Atletico they still have an advantage with fewer matches than the other teams. This will be a momentum for Atletico to leave Barcelona and get closer to Girona or Real Madrid.

I understand that currently strong teams only use a few percent of their strength but I think the group stage still plays an important role in the results of the next round and whether it's the top 16, quarter finals, semifinals or final, everything is interrelated. Maybe there will be something surprising in the round of 16, I think it will be quite surprising and maybe there will also be easy steps because from the start the team was at a different level. Let's take the example of teams like Liverpool and Leverkusen, who are the strongest teams at the moment and both are very appropriate to get the ideal European league final later. However, other teams such as Roma, who were also in the European League final last season, also need to be paid attention to. Apart from that, I don't think there are any other threats that could change the results unless the team is unlucky.

There is no need to wait until the weekend because in two days the opening match of the Saudi league will start again and as the opening match Abha will face Al-Ahli. I think this will be an easy match for Al-Ahli because the opponent is just a weak team at the bottom of the standings. But they must not be careless because previously they also got a draw against Al-Shabab. At least Al-Ahli must be ahead with 2 goals in the first half to lock in victory and don't give Abha a chance to attack.



The bookie also gives odds @1.59 for Al-Ahli to win and even though this is an away match they should still be able to win and at the same time maintain their current position.

Every coach definitely knows how to position his players to get the most out of them and I don't think Union Berlin can do that yet. Even though Volland was able to score a goal in that match, I think they needed a win more than for one of their players to stand out. Coach Grote should be able to maximize his players as a whole and if he can do that then victory will come soon.

But this is still a matter of adaptation after the change of coach and the previous sacking of Urs Fischer has not been able to change the existing results. Let's give Union Berlin some time first and if they continue without any changes then it is certain that they will be relegated without any competition.

We will definitely be looking forward to the excitement of the Shakhtar vs Porto meeting in the final match if this possibility actually happens. I don't doubt that a probability like this will happen and indeed anything can happen if Shakhtar wins and Porto loses this week. But we forget about other possibilities, such as Barcelona losing to Porto, so in the final match it will be a competition between Shakhtar and Barcelona to secure a place to qualify. I still accompany some of this confusion and perhaps I will expect surprises rather than the usual normal results. For Barcelona, they have to be wary of these two teams if they don't want to fail again.

I've been in situations like this many times and what makes me angry is when there is one match that cancels all my bets. I feel like screaming as loud as I can and that is something we cannot avoid.

Actually, I also think the same thing as you because previously Lyon managed to win against Rennes and there is a possibility that they will win again quite big in the match against Lille. But the problem here is that after I watched the performance of the Lyon players, they were very bad regarding finishing (I said at the beginning of the post) and that's something they have to improve if they want to win. I didn't even expect Lille to finish in the first half and actually I was quite hoping they could add another goal in the second half, but unfortunately they couldn't do it. But at least I can breathe a sigh of relief after that.

Roma performed very well against Udinese and they managed to silence the visiting team with a score of 3-1. It looks like what we often discuss here has been realized well and Mourinho's squad is doing its job well after the international break. Mancini opened the scoring for Roma in the first half and was closed well by Dybala and El Shaarawy towards the end of the second half. Even though Lukaku was not seen scoring a goal in this match, at least he still contributed with his assist for Dybala's goal. A very important win for Roma to maintain their good performance and now they sit in 5th position in the standings and are closer to Napoli with a difference of 4 points.