@emrecemsan  I'm not sure whether device's return to Astralis would change many things. We first need to see them in some official matches in big tournaments. Then we can start making sure of their condition.

Astralis were actually seeming like they were going back to the times they were a solid team. But after a point their performance started to drop down a lot. There was no meaningful explanation for that also. This led them out of top 10 in the world rankings as well. By the way, I don't know if replacing Farlig was a good idea. Actually MistR has been like a temporary player after k0nfig was sent from the team. I assumed they would make a change with MistR. Maybe they want to give some chance to him for some time and then decide upon his future.

When it comes to the Champions League title chance of PSG I think that there is a big doubt there.

Because they struggled against Benfica quite a lot in the group and couldn't beat them in both matchups. This makes me question their future performance against much bigger teams. I know that they got an enormous win like 7-2 over Maccabi Haifa recently but this doesn't mean much to me. Because it was already a weak opponent so there is nothing to be surprised of. They just need to improve their effort more against big teams. They are already comfortable in the Ligue 1 so they should be more focused as of last 16 round in the Champions League.

Atletico Madrid and Tottenham just destroyed my parlay last night. It was unbelievable to watch the moments after Atletico Madrid won a penalty in the last minute. A save by the goalkeeper, a shot coming back from the goal post... It was really devastating for me to see them wasting a huge chance which cost them the Champions League as well.

Tottenham on the other hand shocked me. I don't know how they couldn't beat Sporting home. Getting a win in this match was going to secure last 16 for them by the way. This should have been another motivation source for them. But instead they started the match terrible. There was nothing good in them in the first half. They even barely scored the equalizer in the last ten minutes. Conte must do something immediately as they are bad not only here but also in the EPL.

I don't remember the last time I was this much unlucky. Tottenham scored a goal in the last minute but it was disallowed by VAR. Atletico Madrid missed a penalty in the last minute. Even the chances after the penalty were more absolute goal chances.   I don't think of making a betslip for the Europa League. However I like to make combined betslip now. I'd prepare something for the leagues at the weekend.

10. Arnold Allen
9. Max Griffin
8. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
7. Josh Fremd
6. Dustin Jacoby
5. Phil Hawes
4. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
3. Junyong Park
2. Chase Hooper
1. Cody Durden


Match 10 winner Total Strikes: 71

1. TB
2. TB
3. TB
4. Yes
5. Over
6. 2nd
7. Odd
8. Odd
9. TB
10. TB

Final Score prediction  27-21

While there is some conversation about Messi's future at PSG I'd also like to add some information about it.

It is claimed that PSG have already offered a one-year extension to Messi. They want to act quick and do their best to keep Messi in the team. Because since he adapted to PSG's system he has been one of the biggest contributors of the team with not only goals but also assists. PSG don't want to see the trio disbanding by the end of this season. They are already worried about Mbappe's future at the team. If Mbappe and Messi both leaves I assume Neymar also wouldn't like to stay anymore. This would change the destiny of the team completely for certain. 

It was really emotional to watch Vettel leading the race despite being for a short time period. It carried me back to the times he was racing at Red Bull and achieving championships.  

We are in another race week by the way. This time our station is Mexico. This is a meaningful race for Sergio Perez of course. I remember that he finished the last race here in third position. Being on podium was still important for Perez then. But this time he might want more than this. Because him and Verstappen have a really nice advantage against the rest of the drivers. But he is still in a close fight with Leclerc in the standings. Leclerc has got ahead of him again and we would see another rivalry in this race I assume.

Apart from that, Verstappen would like to continue winning until the season ends. I don't think he would be very comfortable. So it is really hard for Perez to win this race.

It is an important night for Atletico Madrid. Because their fate in the group depends on getting a win against Leverkusen tonight.

They are two points behind Porto in the group now. Porto are going to play their match earlier by the way and it is an away one against Club Brugge. Atletico Madrid must be hoping Porto to lose points there. If Porto and Atletico Madrid both win then the last week is going to be really problematic for Atletico Madrid. Because they have an away match against Porto then. They defeated Porto before maybe but it was a really difficult win at the same time. As you can remember, they scored two goals in the stoppage time. This time they might not get that lucky. Therefore Atletico Madrid had better get ahead of them by the end of this week. 

1.60 for Atletico Madrid win is a nice odd to take advantage of.

In the Champions League today, the matches finished just as I expected. Unlike the previous week, today there were quite many goals this time. As football lovers, we had our fill of goals.

1. Astros
2. 7 games
3. 7 runs

1.  Paul
2.  Over 6.5 Rounds
3.  UD

There are two kinds of Barcelona at the moment. The one in the La Liga is in a much stronger position. They lost to only Real Madrid so far and their general performance is really amazing. The other kind is doing really bad in the Champions League. It is like they care about winning the La Liga title more than being successful in the Champions League.

If we think realistically this team still need a longer time to be able to win the Champions League title. They aren't still ready for it. However giving up in the group stage already is not good at all. Their finance is going to be affected really badly also. Because teams earn a lot of money as long as they continue on their way in the Champions League. They really need this money as they have spent a lot of money for the players.

I'm not sure about Napoli's interest in Ronaldo. Because not much time ago, Napoli made a statement that they had no intention of signing Ronaldo. I don't see any reason for them to change their mind now. Everything is going fine for them in the Serie A and Champions League both. Osimhen is also performing solidly. I don't think they would be interested in Ronaldo at the moment.

Patrik Schick might be a really good move. He is one of the very talented young strikers now. He is actually 26 but this is a very young and productive age for a striker I believe. Leverkusen are still having very difficult days and they are near the relegation zone. Maybe this could be an advantage for Manchester United to sign him easier.

One of the most crucial matches today is Benfica - Juventus obviously.

Juventus are going to play a very crucial match to be able to maintain their chance of qualifying from the group. Juventus are seen as the underdog here according to bookmakers. Their odd is 3.75 while Benfica's is 2.06. There is some improvement in Juventus' performance lately. They won their last two Serie A matches and the last one was a solid victory by 4-0. Of course there is a huge difference among those teams and Benfica. But these wins are important to boost the morale of Juventus players. I'm not sure but maybe I can give Juventus a chance as for betting. I know that it is still too difficult for them to qualify from the group even if they win this match. But they might still fight hard and win this maybe.

It was a really unlucky day for Galatasaray.

They actually had a huge dominance against Alanyaspor. Even after that red card they were still able to attack dangerously against Alanyaspor. By the way, the first red card was debatable I think. I didn't see it like the Alanyaspor player was the last player on the front. Besides Boey stopped the attack from getting more dangerous quickly so we see yellow cards being given in such situations as well. But maybe I saw things wrong there. I hope I did because Turkish referees make so many simple mistakes despite using VAR technology.

Icardi was the most impressive player to me by scoring a goal and making a classy assist. If he was a little behind and wasn't offside then the score would have been 3-0 in a very short time. Balkovec's free-kick goal was really delightful also. He hunted Muslera down by the corner Muslera was closer to.

In short, this is another disappointing score for Galatasaray despite making an incredible effort.

Yeah it was a really unlucky moment for me. Marseille started the season passionately but their performance dropped very much recently. I was seeing them as the biggest opponent for PSG this season but they are far away from that point as the point gap has gone up to 9 now.

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Lille - Monaco was a really amazing match as the final score was 4-3. Both teams were really weak in defense. For example two of Monaco's goals were due to the big mistakes of a defender and the goalkeeper. But it was still lovely to watch these teams having one of their most productive matches. There was no clear favourite in this matchup. Lille were just one step ahead by a slight gap according to the odds. There is still a one point gap between them in the standings but this win carried them ahead of Monaco now.

While Lille are making progress these days Monaco are starting to get unsatisfying results again.

The result of the Astralis vs HEROIC matchup in the grand final wasn't surprising at all in my opinion.

HEROIC were already the absolute favourite above all else. Their odd was like 1.30 and 2.95 was the odd given to Astralis. I assume many people tried their luck with Astralis after seeing their incredible rise in BLAST Premier Fall Showdown. They were unexpectedly solid until reaching this stage. However I was much closer to HEROIC here as their performance wasn't alike to even Vitality's. They were eager to be the winner of the tournament as much as Astralis. And they showed it by a solid 2-0 victory (22-20 on Ancient, 16-10 on Nuke).

TeSeS was very impressive especially on Ancient with 40 kills.

This was the most impressive round of him which he got 4 kills (2 with Deagle and 2 with Galil): https://clips.twitch.tv/BlatantPlacidPassionfruitAMPEnergy-NijaNNj-CuI93gdQ?tt_content=url&tt_medium=clips_api

Real Madrid are rumoured with Diogo Dalot also now. But I don't know if they are in need of a right-back at the moment. Because they already have Carvajal in the starting eleven and Odriozola is in the subs. Actually Odriozola was on loan at Fiorentina before. Maybe they are planning to sell him and bring Dalot into his place instead.

Playing at a team like Real Madrid must be like a dream for Dalot I assume. However he should take another fact into account as well. Dalot is a regular in the starting eleven at Manchester United now. If he joins Real Madrid he will most probably be a substitute for Carvajal. If he is okay to be this much patient then it wouldn't be easy for Manchester United to keep him in case of an official offer.

Betis - Atletico Madrid was a really lovely match. Atletico Madrid were quite ineffective in the first half but they managed to finish the half without conceding a goal. The second half was much more balanced. Griezmann's first goal was like out of a videogame.    He scored directly from a corner and Betis goalkeeper was also at fault there. Griezmann scored another goal between the legs of the goalkeeper after that and brought the score to 2-0. Silva's mistakes cost Betis three points in this match.

Fekir's goal by a free-kick was really impressive. Betis were really close to equalizing the score in the last minutes as well. But Moreno's header bounced off the goal post and devastated the hopes of the team. It was a hard-fought 2-1 win for Atletico Madrid.