It is going to be great to have a big opening game after this Euro 2024 qualifiers break. Manchester City are going to play another important game for the league title. They need to keep winning not to fall behind Arsenal in this title race. This is obviously a winnable game for them as well when we consider Liverpool's current situation. They haven't been too comfortable against Liverpool in home games recently though.

But this season is very different. We don't have the same Liverpool now so this is a big chance for Manchester City to go for a decent win.

Things aren't going on well for Turkey for now. They could have played much better against Croatia. In the first half they were good actually but this didn't reflect on the score. The second half wasn't much of an impressive one later on. Wales won their game in the meantime and now Turkey are at the third place. It looks like the games against Wales are going to be more important for Turkey to take the second place at least.

Maybe they can even think of a manager change while there is a long break until the next games in the qualifiers because Kuntz is criticized a lot now.

McTominay seems to be another target for Newcastle as it is said that Eddie Howe wants him the most now. However Newcastle should still focus on bringing some top players to the team as well.

Of course the only way to be able to do that is to finish the season in the English Premier League in top four. As long as they secure a Champions League ticket they should be good to go. Because big players always demand more than the others. Newcastle need to have something in their hands they can offer such players. They had better do their best in the remaining time of the season.

Real Madrid are an absolute favourite against Chelsea honestly. Chelsea aren't the same one as their previous version who had Tuchel. They are having a really problematic season in general. Their look in the Champions League might be be a little better but it is still not an enough level of performance to advance to later stages in the tournament.

Real Madrid are one of the teams that have a big probability of eliminating Chelsea now. While Chelsea are in this kind of a situation I think Real Madrid would do a similar thing to them which they did to Liverpool.

Technically there are still ten more weeks to go for the end of the season. The gap between Marseille and PSG isn't the kind of an impossible one mathematically. However I assume PSG wouldn't let us get more excited about the championship. I would really like to see a thrilling competition between them for the championship on the final weeks of the season.

But even if Marseille continue to win for a long time I assume PSG wouldn't make a huge mistake from now on. They are already out of the Champions League so they can't risk the Ligue 1 title as well.

Juventus are too highly favoured side against Verona this week and there is a reason for that of course. Because there is a really huge difference between these teams at the moment.

Juventus are fighting their way to top four in the remaining weeks of the season. They have done a pretty good job so far and they can continue their chase from now on as well. They have got very close to Atalanta now. But Verona are in a tough challenge about not relegating from the league. They are already in the relegation zone and this is an important game for them as well. However I don't expect a surprising result anyway. Juventus should be winning home.

Barcelona's fixture this week is a really comfortable one which is against Elche away. Because Elche are at the last position and they have been able to collect very few points as well. There is no way they are staying in the La Liga after his horrible performance until now. I don't think they have any motivation to win against Barcelona as well.

Barcelona have also secured their lead very much over Real Madrid though. But this doesn't mean that they wouldn't care about the remaining games too much. Until their title is official they would continue to fight hard for wins. I don't expect any surprises in this game as well.

Manchester United's job is going to be really difficult against Newcastle in that away game. After losing points for two weeks in the league they might be likely to have the same kind of a result here again.

Because Newcastle's recent form is better than them despite their being behind the Red Devils in the standings. I remember the game in Old Trafford as well that Manchester United failed in winning it. It won't be surprising to see Newcastle resisting them home as well. Technically Manchester United are a stronger team of course but let's see this will be enough for them to make difference in this game.

For the Bayern Munich - Dortmund game my first betting choices are both teams to score and more than 3.5 goals to be scored. Because I agree that we can see many goals in this game as usual. We have mostly seen the games between them ending in this way so far. They played in Signal Iduna Park the last time in the league and it ended up with a 2-2 draw as well.

This time I will be expecting a win for Bayern Munich. They have to win to take back the lead from Dortmund. As for a score prediction I expect it to end by 3-1 or 3-2.

Nagelsmann and Pochettino are still seeming like the biggest candidates for the manager job at Tottenham.

After Conte's leaving the team Tottenham are in search of a new manager. I was expecting such departure at the end of the season but they did it earlier. They had better act fast about finding the right manager because the season isn't over for them yet. They are still trying to finish the season in top four you know. They should make their choice very carefully. It feels like Pochettino will be their priority but let's see. Nagelsmann is also a good manager to give a chance.

I'm also thinking that Inter wouldn't be comfortable about beating Fiorentina this week. Because Fiorentina have been in a much better form than them already. The game is in Giuseppe Meazza still but it isn't that easy anyway in my opinion. I would like to remind you of another game against Juventus which Inter lost home. It wouldn't be surprising to see Fiorentina having a similar result as well.

But I still assume Inter wouldn't lose points in another big game again. I still expect a competitive game but Inter should make it to the victory after.

Atletico Madrid are quite the favourite against Betis with a 1.57 odd for the win. Actually there is only a six-point gap between them now in the standings but the gap between their odds is really big.

Atletico Madrid are of course stronger than them on paper. Their form has been spectacular for so many weeks as well. But Betis are one of the really challenging opponents for them. Atletico Madrid beat them away though but the final score was 2-1 which was a close one. Maybe this home game for Atletico Madrid wouldn't be easier and we can watch another close score. But I still expect them to win one way or another of course considering their performance these days.

Napoli shouldn't have big problems about moving Milan out of their way in this round. There is a big difference between them already. Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia should be able to make difference as always. After that I would expect Napoli to have a matchup against Inter. And they can get past Inter as well and make it to the final round later on.

Whatever team they face in that round I'm feeling confident that it would be a really competitive game. Because Napoli are also very strong this season. They would do their best to make a big surprise.

If we consider the performances until now I just see an enormous gap between Manchester United and Sevilla. Manchester United have been doing really good since Erik ten Hag started to adapt to the team and their league. They are very likely to finish the season in top 4 of the Premier League as well. Besides they really want the Europa League title too as it seems.

But Sevilla are the totally opposite of them now. They are still having the same struggles and it is really challenging for them here. Manchester United wouldn't have mercy on them in my opinion.

I assume PSG wouldn't have much problem on securing their Ligue 1 championship from now on. However their main goal was to win the Champions League title but they were pushed out of the tournament very early. In this case Galtier would be blamed for this result most probably. The Ligue 1 is already easy for them but they still don't have any title in the Champions League.

I expect PSG to be in search of a much better manager than Galtier in the summer. I don't think he would stay longer.

It doesn't feel like Messi would share the same fate as Ronaldo. I mean I don't expect Messi to join a team in the Saudi Arabia league.

I'm sure that some team in this league would be ready to offer an incredible amount of money to increase the quality more in their league. But it just feels like Messi wouldn't choose that country if he decides to leave Europe. He might prefer MLS or maybe even his first team in his career which was Newell's Old Boys. But it is much better to watch him playing for the biggest teams in Europe honestly.

I really would like to see Dortmund as the champions in the Bundesliga this season. They have a great opportunity in their hands now as they are the current leader in the standings.

However I'm worried about Bayern Munich's chance to get ahead again and win the league title once again. That game between these teams in Allianz Arena has a huge importance about the title. If Bayern Munich win that game then it might be game over. Dortmund should do their best in this game while they have the chance to go for the title. This is like the season they are the closest to this championship.

Benfica - Inter is a really competitive matchup on paper but I still see Inter one step ahead of their opponent. Benfica have had a great season so far though. They are very likely to finish the season as the Liga Portugal champions now. In addition to that they have been doing really well in the Champions League so far as well. Their group stage performance was really impressive and it was the same against Club Brugge in the previous round.

Inter have newly eliminated Porto which is another team in the same domestic league with Benfica. I wonder how things will go against Benfica. Benfica had better look for getting an advantage in the first leg.

Napoli - Milan game is going to be more important for Milan when we look at their conditions in the standings.

Napoli are already very close to declaring their championship in the league. Even if they lose points here it wouldn't change so many things for them. But for Milan it is important to get some points because they are fighting for finishing the season in top four to join the Champions League once again. However I don't think Napoli will lose points in this game. Milan still have the same kind of issues so Napoli can benefit from this.

I don't know why but this time Deschamps decided to make some changes in the positions of starting eleven players for the Ireland game.

This actually didn't affect their performance in a good way at all. They were really bad at finding the target mostly and they gave so many chances to their opponent at the same time. Still Pavard was there to save them of course by scoring a goal. But I think France should continue to play with the same strategies and game plan they had against Netherlands. They were very strong in that game you know.