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Barcelona are now fourth in the points table after beating Atletico Madrid in today's match. And they are only 2 points behind Real Betis. And if Barcelona continue to perform as they do today, they will be able to take third place in the points table with a win in the next match. At the moment, Barcelona is 12 points behind Real Madrid. Will it be possible for Barcelona to reduce this gap?
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Valencia 0-0 Real Sociedad
I expected a win from Real Sociedad today. But they shared the points with Valencia. I don't think the Valencia team is weak. They were good enough, but Sociedad should have won this match. A few days ago we also saw the Real Sociedad team in the second place of the points table. But Sociedad is now the sixth team in the points table. While Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Real Betis have improved their performance, Sociedad is deteriorating further.
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Bayern added another win to their table. A lovely match between Bayern and RB Leipzig. Back to back goals from each team. In the first half, Bayern scored 2 goals and yes RB Leipzig scored a goal as well much earlier to Bayern's 2nd goal. Bayer's 2nd goal was awesome. A lovelly pass from the corner and yes Lewandowski rightly used the opportunity and made the goal. 3rd goal was much easier, it was very close to RB goal keeper but he left. RB had their 2nd goal and it was really stunning. Bayern got the match.
Really important win for Bayern Munich against Leipzig they leaded 3 times and the third time was enough for them. What a match it was like expected from these two teams. Bayern Munich now has an even bigger advantage over Dortmund and i dont think they will catch them Bayern Munich have performed exceptionally well, and they deserve this win. But Leipzig's performance was not bad. I would say their misfortune is that they have been defeated. In the 58th minute of the match, Josko Gvardiol mistakenly sent the ball into their own net. That's why Bayern Munich won the match. However, although Leipzig had fewer attacks, each of their attacks was very strong. Bayern Munich made a total of 23 shots, of which 7 were on target. But 7 of Leipzig's 12 shots were on target. The match was very enjoyable. |
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Ronaldo has been really good for Manchester United since joining them and for me it has just been him and David de gea who has been outstanding for the team this season. Manchester United dominated last night game as we expected but the defense came short as always and the goal they conceded came too easy. We cannot really blame Ronaldo for the penalty missed but he should have scored or Bruno should have scored the empty post instead. It was really an unlucky night for Manchester United. Better hope next time for them.
There are problems with Manchester United's game strategy. Their formation should be changed. Moreover, Manchester United's defense is now very weak. Defender is performing poorly in every match as usual. Only experienced goalkeeper De Gea can save them from conceding more goals. They have conceded 30 goals in 22 Premier League matches. This is too much. Manchester United's performance will not improve if the defense is not strong. |
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Many people thought that the match between Burkina Faso and Cameroon would be one-sided and that Cameroon would easily win. The match is really one-sided. But the match is being dominated by the players of Burkina. Cameroon were far ahead in ball possession but they could not score a goal. Burkina Faso are now 3-0 up. Cameroon will not be able to win this match anymore. I didn't think Burkina would do such a great job.
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There is no greed it is simple business. They know the popularity of IPL and I think it all depends on the Media house that has bought the telecast right. Start india already has an app known as hotstar. They only upload the highlights and telecast live matches through that app then why will they post it on YouTube. The cost is also not that high the minimum slab is 199 for six month if I am correct.
I am not saying that the Hotstar app is unaffordable. Personally I have subscribed several apps, just to watch live cricket - Fancode, Hotstar, Sony Liv and Amazon Prime. Although the cost may not be high for me, it may be the case for some other people here in India. If you want to subscribe all these apps, then it can cost you at least $50 per year, which is a significant amount here. My suggestion is to keep these apps for live matches and make the video highlights free for everyone by uploading them to YouTube. I doubt star india will ever post highlights on YouTube. This is how they make money for the amount they invested in media rights. Media rights are auctioned to the highest bidder. This year apart from Disney star network three other big companies will also be participating such as Sony Sports Network, Reliance-Viacom 18 and Amazon. It is for the period 2023 to 2027. In this case, I think that probably the star is right from their point of view. But it's not about right or wrong I guess. I think a lot of people are not willing to pay just to see a game. In my opinion, it's ok if you want to pay, obviously, you can but maybe you could have made better use of the money. And in a region where a large number of people are starving, the economy is struggling in some countries and has a lot bigger problems to deal with, only people who like to live a fancy lifestyle would do that. (Obviously, there will be exceptions). |
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Kenya was once integral part of icc tournaments but its no where to be seen and very soon Zim will also vanish from international scenes (I hope this wont be true). Icc must distribute funds based on need not on how mighty a board is. Afghanistan should get good funding against Aus or India as it has limited resources.
Kenya was really on very positive way and Zimbabwe was also having some extraordinary players those were capable to bring this game in very good shape with these teams and South Africa mean three big cricketing nations from continent of Africa can give very good fan base to cricket but sadly now it's all gone, and we have nothing good and positive in this region even now we are losing interest in Canada and West Indies as well and now have very few countries in Asia Australia and New Zealand with better fan base in Europe cricket is never been on good way and Soccer, Rugby and Tennis is having mostly youths attraction and ICC never done any good thing for Latin America continent. Teams like Kenya and Zimbabwe were a force to reckon with. And now I don't even hear the name of Kenya & Zimbabwe doesn't have its own cricket board. Things have changed rather quickly. These two countries and especially Zimbabwe produced a lot of great players in the past. But now it's all gone and those who are still playing at a good level are facing a lot of problems. Like Brendan Taylor who is banned now. Unfortunately, ICC doesn't like to even think about these problems and is more interested in making money. I think that if this continues it's not long before cricket will lose most of its interest and also people will not be interested to play or see this game anymore. |
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I think the confidence of the players of Angers might be shaken after they suffered a loss to Saint Etienne which is one of the worst team playing in the French Ligue 1 league at the moment, Marseille would surely want to earn a spot to qualify for the Uefa Champions league next season and I guess Marseille should be able to beat Angers today.
I definitely want Marseille to win this match and I am keen to bet on their victory today. The Marseille team is good enough. Unfortunately they lost to Lyon in the previous match, but they will not make the same mistake against Angers. Moreover it is Marseille’s home match. My guess is that Marseille will win this match 2-0. If Marseille will able to win this match, They will be able to go to the second place of the points table again. |
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For the todays game between Hertha Berlin and Bochum i dont know how to place my bet , normaly i would say Bochum!
But this kind of matches its possible that Berlin win at home but i will guess i will go with Bochum.
Dont know if that last Weekend break have brought some performance boost for the teams.
Bochum looks like is a bit better in my opinion.
Since the two teams are almost equally strong, it is difficult to predict which team will win these matches. Only two points difference between the two teams. Moreover, no team is in good form now. Both teams have managed to score 4 points in their last 5 matches. I want to keep the bet in this match on draw. Since no team is in good form. So I think both teams will be happy if they can share the points. |
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I'm happy to see that Dele Alli finally made up his mind and chose to leave the team to join Everton. Actually, I'm not happy about the Everton part as I would have expected to see him at a bigger club. But this could be the new beginning for him. Everton signed him without paying any transfer fee which was a great deal for them. And right after this transfer, his market value has gone up to €25m from €5m. When it comes to his market value history, I remember the times that it was €100m which was a few years ago. He didn't play properly at Tottenham for a long time and this caused his value to go down very sharply. This was a big downfall but we will see if he will rise again in the future.
I think this transfer will make a big impact on Dele's career. He was out of form and wasn't the top choice of both the last manager and the current one - Conte. So, he was wasting his talent warming the benches of Spurs. I have to say that he has great potential as a player and maybe this move to Everton is the part where his career is revived again. I hope that he will fit well into the Everton environment and play well. |
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Additionally, why do we only discuss about Roma and Atalanta regarding to top 4? Do you forget about Juventus? They are in this competition as well and Roma will have to beat both Atalanta and Juventus to join top 4.
Atlanta, Juventus and Roma will fight hard for fourth place in the TBL. Not only these three teams, Fiorentina and Lazio are also just 2 points behind Roma. Roma may be able to play consistently well, but will Atlanta and Juventus lose points? If Roma want fourth place in the table, they will not lose points against Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus and Atlanta. They can only get to the top of the table if they can score points against strong teams. |
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I also think that Roma are not in that much bad situation in the standings right now. They are at the 6th position and they have a winning streak recently too. This is their first season with Jose Mourinho in the end and we can't see it as a failure already now. They still have a chance for even the 4th position which can give them a chance to promote to the Champions League for the next season. And I believe that they will fight for it for a long time and won't give up earlier in the season.
Yes, it's true, Roma can't be said to be bad, they are only 5 points adrift of the top 4 positions, which are now occupied by Atalanta. Of course they want 4th place at least at the end of the season, to be able to have a ticket to play in the Champions League next season. And I think Jose Mourinho can do that too, because we know that Jose Mourinho is a great coach, even some of the teams under him can do a lot in their league. The fourth team in the points table is now Atlanta. And even if they play one match less than Roma, they are 5 points ahead of Roma. Filling this gap of 5 points will not be easy. Because maybe Roma is in form now. However, Atlanta and Juventus are quite consistent teams. They will also fight to the maximum to qualify for the Champions League. This makes it even more challenging for Roma to be in the top 4 of the table. |
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The Atletico Madrid - Manchester United draw is another one that I'm curious about. If we compare the current forms of these teams, I see Manchester United as the better side now. Atletico Madrid have had bigger struggles than them in the recent times. And Manchester United have started playing better than their poor look before. They have a more promising lineup also that includes very capable players. Even Ronaldo would be enough to scare Atletico Madrid. Because they don't have a good history with him while he was at Real Madrid. Maybe Ronaldo will have a big role in his team to advance to the quarter finals here.
atm versus manchester united, it's hard to predict, in the league each atm is more dominant and plays better, while manchester united has not played optimally in their own league, plus the recent case of grenwood, who was accused of sexual harassment against his ex-lover, which also had a slight impact on their club, but if you look at Ronaldo's performance in the champions league, it is very likely that Manchester United will be able to step into the quarter-finals, and be able to beat ATM, because armed with Ronaldo's experience in the Champions League, there is no doubt about it, he played very well in the champions league, different when he played in the club, according to my prediction manchester united was able to beat atm in the round of 16 later.. I think that Atletico Madrid is about the same in terms of performance in their League just like Manchester United. And I agree that it is really hard to predict. If we talk about the overall performance of both teams in this season, Atletico Madrid has performed well and are in a decent position, the top 4. But Manchester United did not perform well at the start of the season but they are finding their form now but still, I think that they have not met the expectation that they were supposed to. But I still think that Manchester United might be able to beat Atletico Madrid. |
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Finally, Lakes stopped their losing streak, Westbrook still has an awful shooting but good thing Melo is on the rescue, he helped AD to win the game which is a very important game for them. Without Lebron, winning a game would be harder, but at least they proved that they can win without him, hopefully they'll still win next game.
Yeah, but it's against a subpar team, nevertheless, it's a home win and Davis played great together with Anthony who had a great shooting night and enjoyed playing against his former team. But there are still chemistry issues the way I looked at it and very evident if they faces a high caliber team. So we will see if they can build from this win and have somewhat a momentum but it will be very difficult in the road. Lebron is the most important player for the Lakers and he showed it in each and every game he played. His absence was felt by the Lakers but none the less they won the game. Anthony Davis is performing well and was well accompanied by Anthony who scored 24 points. I just hope that the coach plays Davis carefully so that he doesn't get injured again because if that happens again, the Lakers will be in huge trouble as they already don't have LeBron James which was made their power a bit blunt. |
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Lyon 2-1 Marseille
Lyon had a great win against Marseille. Lyon moved up from 12th to seventh place in the points table with this victory. But in this match I expected a win from Marseille. If Marseille had won this match, they would have been able to overtake Nice and take second place in the table. Marseille were ahead though in the first half of the match. But Lyon equalized in the 76th minute. And Moussa Dembele scored in the 89th minute to give Lyon a 2-1 victory.
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I'm wishing to see Barcelona being more effective in scoring from now on as they have reached an agreement with Aubameyang. He still seems to be a free agent now on Transfermarkt but it is soon that Barcelona are going to make this transfer official. Aubameyang is a decent striker actually and he still has at least two years ahead of him to be productive I think. If he has a performance near Suarez or Benzema in the La Liga, then he would be a big help for the team without doubt. They just need to build a strong game plan and benefit from Aubameyang's finishing.
actually aubumeyang's contract with arsenal still remains until the end of this season, but arsenal terminates aubumeyang's contract and barcelona can get aubumeyang's services on a free transfer, i really salute barcelona even though they are experiencing a financial crisis but they are able to buy talented players, hopefully with this purchase can boost barcelona's performance, this season at least barcelona can finish in the top 4 of the standings and can get a ticket to the champions league.. Now the Barcelona squad can be called strong. Barcelona's attacking lineup has been weak since Messi, Suarez and Griezmann left the team. But now there are enough talented players in the Barcelona forward. Torres has been picked by Barcelona from Manchester City. Barcelona will be able to rely on the talented youngster. At the same time, Barcelona is putting Fati in the squad to replace Messi. While the youngster has yet to prove his worth, he is expected to be a worthy replacement for Messi. Depay and aubumeyang are now in the team at the same time. Now the Barcelona forward is strong enough. |
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In my opinion napoli will close the gap with inter in the next round since they will face venezia team a team not able to win in the last nine games and i highly doubt that inter will beat milan we all know how competitive both teams get not to mention that milan loss means the end of the title race for them.
In my opinion, the most advantageous team of this week will be Napoli. Of course we know how tough Venezia is, but Napoli will not give them a chance to score points. Whatever the outcome of the Inter-Milan match, it will be a good advantage for Napoli. Inter should not lose this week. If Milan beat them, the race to the top would be messed up. You are right. The match between Inter Milan vs AC Milan will be the most interesting. Juventus will play against Hellas Verona. This team is not weak. It will be difficult for Juventus to get 3 points from this match. However, Venezia is relatively weak against Napoli. Napoli will be able to easily get full points from the match. |
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Meanwhile Egypt that Nigeria defeated are now going to finals. This year AFCON is not fair with Nigeria, despite that they came with talented players and a good coach.
Egypt will play Cameroon in the semi-finals. Nigeria has been knocked out of the tournament after losing to Tunisia in the Round of 16. Winning against Cameroon will not be easy. If you look at the performance of these two teams in the tournament, you will understand that Cameroon is a strong team than Egypt. Moreover, in the last match against Egypt, Cameroon also won 2-1. Egypt's only power is Mohammed Salah. If Salah doesn't play well, Egypt will definitely lose. |
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Monaco beat Lens 4-2 in the Copa de France Round of 16. The Monaco team is stable. However, the lens team is not weak. And despite the defeat, their performance in this match is quite admirable. They were able to attack a lot. After conceding 3 goals in just 29 minutes, they could not return to the truck. The first half ended 3-1. Both teams scored one goal each in the second half. The Monaco team is stabilizing. They are also playing well enough in Ligue 1 now.
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That probably won't happen because Erling Haaland will most likely leave Borussia Dortmund at the end of this year. I agree with what you said about Bayern. Lewandowski in particular has become a Bayern legend. But it should not be forgotten that Lewandowski is a Borussia Dortmund production. There are many names that he has gifted to world football. The last one will be Haaland for now.
Yes, I can remember countless names of great players who were produced by Dortmund. But somehow Dortmund itself is not the type of team which we think it is or at least it should be because they still cannot be compared with Bayern Munich at the same level in my opinion. And Haaland also seems to be leaving Dortmund very soon. we will have great games like:
FC Bayern Munich - RB Leipzig
this will be a great game and my bet was that Bayern Munich will win this game
Borussia Dortmund - Bayer 04 Leverkusen
I bet on Borussia Dortmund to win, I know this is a very risky bet, I hope they don't disappoint me
I think Bayern Munich is going to be the easy winners in the first match. Obviously, Leipzig does not have any chance against Bayern Munich. But unless, you know, something really unbelievable happens. In my opinion, Dortmund should win against Leverkusen but I think this match is going to be really hard for Dortmund as Leverkusen will like to get the three points advantage so that they can stay further ahead of Union Berlin. |
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