If Mbappe leaves PSG, their first target as a replacement is Lewandovski. His agent has good connections with the PSG board and the initial negotiations have started, apparently Lewandovski would be interested in a transfer.
This would also make a lot of sense for Bayern if they plan to go for Haaland. It might also be the last possible time to properly cash in on an ageing player, no matter how good he is. I see this happening if Mbappe does leave - which also looks likely.
Robert Lewandowski would have left the team even in the previous summer but he chose to stay for one more season. But he is very likely to leave the team at the end of the season now. And I'm very sure that there would be a couple of teams on the line to sign a wonderful striker like him. But I didn't know that PSG were interested in signing him too. And it is going to be depending on the Haaland transfer actually. All of the top clubs would aim to sign him first and Lewandowski would be the second option I guess.
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After defeating Burnley by 2-0 away, Leicester have another opportunity to boost their morale significantly. Their next opponent is Leeds in two days and it is a home match this time. Leicester were having a really bad form before the Burnley match. But this result must be able to fire the players up. They finished a streak of zero win that lasted for five weeks. It is time to start a winning streak to solve the current problems. Leeds have been simply terrible and lost many matches by embarrassing results. Leicester shouldn't have any problem.
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Real Madrid - PSG is going to be a really great match one week later. I think that we will watch many goals in this match this time and a draw is likely to happen too. This makes me remember the Bayern Munich - PSG draw last season. PSG defeated them away by one goal then and they might do it again too. If this don't happen, they would still get a draw and advance to the next round. My score predictions for this match are 2-2 and 2-3. Because I really believe in Real Madrid to score more than one goal too. I hope that we can watch an enjoyable match as I expect.
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While Napoli and Milan are facing each other, Inter will just enjoy themselves. ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) They are going to have a match against Salernitana in Giuseppe Meazza and this is one of the easiest matches for them ever. And as Inter lost points two weeks in a row in comfortable matches, it is time for them to get a win. Actually, they haven't been winning a league match for four weeks. This is really serious for them in terms of their title chance. But there is still no problem as they are only two points behind the front two teams and they have still one missing match too.
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I guess that Lakers felt the absence of Anthony Davis last night and that's why they barely lost to Mavericks by 104-109 home. Mavericks were already being favoured to win and they did what was expected. Doncic had a decent performance in this game too by 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. This wasn't one of his best performances maybe but it was still enough for a win here. And as always, Lebron was the most scorer of his team by 26 points and made a double-double too by having 12 rebounds. But they still lost by a small score gap.
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Napoli have left one of their crucial matches behind surely and they were successful in this match too. They made up for their mistake on the previous week here by winning like 2-1 against Lazio. They deserved to take the lead from Milan but they wouldn't be too comfortable there too. Because next week is going to be very exciting as we have a huge match like Napoli - Milan. This is one of the most critical matches of the season for these teams. And it is very difficult to predict the result of the match.
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Dortmund should say goodbye to their chance for the championship already now. And actually the situation was like this many weeks ago as Dortmund's performance was not promising at all. They have very solid players in their lineup actually but something is still going really wrong. They are not a complete team like Bayern Munich now. And their main problems is with their defense now. They have already added Niklas Süle to their lineup to join them by this summer. But they shouldn't make do with this transfer only I think.
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There are two draws which are looking like really interesting to me now. Porto - Lyon and Sevilla - West Ham draws can be really competitive in this round. Porto and Sevilla are my favourite teams here but still everything can happen. In fact, I'm very confident about Porto as I see Lyon having a moderate season now. But West Ham are a really dangerous team in this tournament. They are already doing very good in the Premier League too now. And they are one of the number one contenders for the title too I think. Sevilla must be very careful.
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There was only one match today which was between West Ham and Wolves. West Ham needed to win this match to improve their performance but this was going to be really tough for them. And I was right about my prediction. Because Wolves are one of the quite durable teams of the league this season. They didn't let West Ham have a big goal difference against them even though West Ham won by 1-0. And this should be really good for West Ham right before the Liverpool match. Because they will most probably lose that match.
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Barcelona are dominating the Athletic Bilbao match right now but they still couldn't score another goal. They may be leading the match by 1-0 now but this is still a risky score for them. Athletic Bilbao are a dangerous team under every condition. If they find an opening in Barcelona defense somehow, they could score the devastating goal for Barcelona. Hopefully, Barcelona can end their hopes by scoring another one. By the way, Aubameyang scored the only goal so far and he continues to mesmerize people by a good performance.
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Lyon - Lille match is going on by Lille's 1-0 lead now. Bookmakers didn't give much chance for Lille for this match but it looks like Lille are getting close to a win now. These teams weren't very different teams in the standings already actually. When we take this into account, every kind of score was possible for this match. Lille are not having a good season this time but they are at least trying something these days. As this is one of the most difficult matches for them, it is critical to have a victory here. This would boost their morale very much.
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Atletico Madrid still struggle about taking control of the match and keeping it that way until the end of it. But they somehow make it to a win for two weeks. They had a similar match to the one on last week. But they got a 2-0 win against Celta Vigo this time. These wins are very valuable for them to start believing in themselves again and finish the season at a good position too. Atletico Madrid should be maintaining a win streak like this to compete better with Barcelona for the fourth position above all else. This is a very important spot for promoting to the Champions League.
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I think that the most competitive match of the day was Gladbach - Wolfsburg. These were really close teams in the standings and it was great to see this match between them. It was crucial for both of them as they both are making an effort not to relegate from the Bundesliga. And in fact, Gladbach really dominated the match especially in the second half. Wolfsburg got 2-0 ahead but Gladbach were nearly winning the match by 3-2 if their goal wasn't disallowed. A 2-2 draw wasn't fair for Gladbach after performing this great.
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I'm also excited about the Barcelona - Galatasaray draw frankly but it is of course obvious that Galatasaray are the underdog here. Barcelona have improved their performance in every tournament incredibly much compared to the beginning of the season. If we saw the weak Barcelona now, then Galatasaray might have had a chance against them. But now, there is no way. Barcelona have started playing just the way Xavi would like to see now. And I believe that they will keep this up from now on. Galatasaray are having a terrible time period and they wouldn't be able to resist Barcelona.
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Manchester City really won their Everton match just as I expected. But it was not hard to predict as well. They still scored the winning goal in the 82nd minute though but they won in the end. They are playing without a natural striker right now. Foden played as the centre-forward but he still scored the life-saver. This helped Manchester City take a deep breath before Liverpool play their match at least. But I don't think that Liverpool will make any mistake against West Ham in Anfield. Maybe it is a very hard match but we are talking about a title chance here. Liverpool should be defeating them.
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As far as I can see, the most impressive game of the night is Los Angeles Lakers - Los Angeles Clippers. Lebron and Davis' conditions are still doubtful for this game. And this is a crucial information for Lakers of course. Because especially Lebron is their main source of scoring. He has carried the team like always so far. For now, Lakers are favoured by bookmakers but this can change depending on the final decision about these players. Clippers have been getting a little better results these days and maybe they can continue to do so.
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After Liverpool beat Leeds up hard by 6-0, I started getting excited about the championship much more than ever. And tomorrow, there is a match between Everton and Manchester City in Goodison Park. Maybe Manchester City could lose or draw with Everton here but I don't believe in it to happen either. Everton are in a miserable condition now and their only aim is to literally cling to the Premier League. And Everton couldn't get any positive result against Manchester City home in the league for five years. All things are indicating a Manchester City win here.
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The Madrid teams both have matches tomorrow. Real Madrid are playing an away match vs Vallecano. This seems to be a comfortable one for Real Madrid. Because Vallecano's performance in the recent times has been just terrible. But of course, Real Madrid shouldn't underestimate their opponent here not to make a huge mistake. They can win this match. And Atletico Madrid are playing a home match vs Celta Vigo. This can be a similar match to the one vs Osasuna last week. It depends especially on Atletico Madrid's playing strong or not.
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There are some rumours about Romelu Lukaku to return to Inter this summer already now. He is linked with his former team but the same source claims that Lukaku is happy for now and he wants to give his best to keep his place in the starting eleven. But I think that this is nothing more than a rumour now. Yes, he had some problems some time ago and he was speculated to leave so many times. But this didn't happen and won't happen too unless Inter make a serious offer to him again. https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-transfer-news-lukaku-inter-26320868
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Week 24 starts with a Hoffenheim - Stuttgart match tomorrow night. And it is time to have revenge on Stuttgart for Hoffenheim I think. Because they lost the away match by 3-1 in the first half of the season. But we are witnessing a far more powerful Hoffenheim recently. And it is a home match for them. Under these conditions, Hoffenheim shouldn't lose any points in this match. And maybe they can even capture the fourth place from Leipzig in case other teams fighting for this place get bad results.
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