Battle for the championship seems to be decided. There are still many matches to be played, but Ajax also has a difficult program. Arne Slot has actually delivered an impossible performance with this Feyenoord team. He is also active in the quarterfinals of the EL. The competition could go either way, but PSV could have also found the connection if they had won against Vitesse. It's strange that both Ajax and PSV both dropped so many points while they both have by far the strongest selections. Feyenoord has the smallest amount in the bank of the top 3 in terms of budget, but you see that that doesn't always say everything these days.

Bayern Munich may have the worst season of the last 10 years, even in the year that they did not become champions they collected even more points. No one can pinpoint the ultimate real cause. But we are not there yet. After the winter, Bayern mainly gave it away on several occasions. Dortmund had to come a long way and has a good phase after the winter break. Which was actually not a winter break because of the World Cup in Qatar. But all options are still open at the moment, the difference between Bayern Munich and Dortmund is not big either, Bayern will still become champion? I can't imagine Dortmund being able to keep up this form.

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Liverpool will also have to do their best to make something of it at the top this season. They're not doing as badly as Chelsea, but they can't possibly be satisfied. In the CL they are no longer participating. But maybe they are still able to put in a nice final sprint, so that they can at least secure the CL. Then they have a mediocre season, but not a bad season. They could be doing Arsenal a great favor if they are able to win against Manchester City. Liverpool is one of the few teams that should be able to put a result on that.

Would it no longer be a coincidence that Manchester United often manage to win their matches in the last 10-15 minutes? They have often faced a backlog, but in the end they often walk off the field as winners. It was the same against City in the league, and today for the FA cup exactly the same scenario. It must be said that United were on the field with 11 against 9 men after 75 minutes, then it is no longer a game. United can beat any team, they are certainly candidates for the FA cup, but City is of course at a different and higher level than United. But the matches in the FA cup are played over 1 game, so a lesser day means equal elimination.

I can't speak for myself but I can speak for a few people I've read/heard stories about. There are people who have put money on the European championship in 2004, that Greece would win it. Greece was then seen as one of the weakest teams in the European Championship, but in the end they won the tournament. Someone sold his house and bet everything on Greece winning. He probably bought the whole street with his money afterwards. But that was a success story, there are also people who have experienced the downside with betting on odds of 1.01 who went completely wrong and placed a bet of $100,000 or more. That's how it can go.

But PSV has also let it down quite a bit. They were able to close the gap with Ajax, but played right at Vitesse just before time. I understand that all teams at the top want to become champions, but that battle seems to be decided in favor of Feyenoord today. Because AZ, the other competitor, is also failing and is currently facing a 2-0 deficit at Twente, which has also definitively dropped out for the title in recent weeks. But coming back to my story, probably the number 2 in the league will also qualify directly for the CL. So you don't have to become champion, becoming 2nd would also be a good achievement because participation in CL automatically means a capital injection for the club. Feyenoord seems to be sure of that after today's victory.

Bayern Munich lost. It didn't look like that in the early stages of the game. After half an hour, Bayern Munich was leading 0-1 and seemed to be heading for a big victory. They missed the chances and then Leverkusen got better and better into the game. Leverkusen eventually scored the 1-1 quite quickly in the 2nd half and the 2-1 was not unearned either. So the unimaginable has happened: Dortmund is at the top and Bayern Munich has a long way to go to extend the title. I would love it if Dortmund managed to become champions again.

Real Madrid have a nice draw in Chelsea, I think that on paper that is perhaps the team that is most in a crisis of form at the moment. Still excellent players, but as a team I rate Real Madrid a lot higher. And let's not forget the road Real Madrid had to travel to become champions last season. They've pretty much knocked out all the top teams including PSG and City, so I wish they had a simpler draw now. I think Real Madrid are the favorites this side of the schedule to get to the final. Chelsea and then against the winner Inter Milan - Benfica. In both cases, Real Madrid is still the favourite.

Arsenal already closed the game today in the 43rd minute and therefore scored the 2-0 just before the break. Then the game was basically over. Manchester United won 3-1 against Fullham in the FA cup, but the final score does not accurately reflect the course of the game. United had a very difficult time and a sensation was in the air. United were behind until the 75th minute, but it helped United that Fullham received no less than 2 red cards in the 72nd minute. Then something very strange must have happened in that match. But then it was also quickly over because after the 1-1 in the 75th minute, the 2-1 followed 2 minutes later. It was then easy to play football for United against 9 men.

Getafe is 1-0 ahead and therefore seems to be winning against Sevilla. With this victory, they take over 13th place from Sevilla, which actually has a worthless season in the league. They are also still active in the EL, with Manchester United as the next opponent. They seem to have their sights on the EL. There is nothing to win in the competition, they just have to watch out that they don't have a bad series yet because that could mean relegation that way. A lot has changed at the club, they also miss Luuk de Jong. the man who personally helped Sevilla win the Europa League a few seasons ago.

Napoli has been the very best team in this competition from match day 1. Juventus was also led to the slaughter a few weeks ago. No other team could do that. This Napoli could also win the CL, there is no team they have to lose to. And while they don't actually have any superstars individually. Sampdoria booked a nice victory, but I think that victory will have little impact on the relegation. Lazio won the top match and derby against AS Roma with minimal numbers, very important points in the battle for a CL ticket.

Perez has won and Verstappen has become 2nd after a catch-up race. What a top weekend for Red Bull, although they might have preferred to see the numbers 1 and 2 reversed on the podium. Max will perhaps be disappointed somewhere because he wants to trade his record from last year to smithereens. You can still do that. However, he will give it to Sergio Perez. Mercedes has again been quite disappointing, or is that perhaps part of the expectations of Mercedes these days? De Vries did not drive badly in itself, but had some bad luck here and there in certain parts of the race.

In just over an hour we will start the race in Saudi Arabia. We have many questions, but the key question is how will Verstappen do from 15th place? That can go either way. it will also depend on how many places he can take up with the start, 14 cars in front of you is very difficult to get close right away. Actually, only Perez is really better now, not as a driver but purely because of the fact that he can start 1st later. Also great for Alonso that he is doing so well in the Aston Martin. Leclerc did well in qualifying but the engine was tinkered with so was moved back 10 places. Top speeds of 240 km per hour are reached on this circuit. That's really very very fast.

If we look at the statistics and results, AC Milan has very little chance against Napoli. It is actually impossible for AC Milan to qualify against Napoli's team in this form. AC Milan of course has some very experienced players and also became champions last season. Perhaps Napoli is the favorite to win the tournament, especially since the draw means they will play against the winner of Inter Milan - Benfica in the next game. Those are 2 teams that Napoli should also beat. Then we get a final Napoli - Manchester City for example.

Napoli also has a 0-4 lead at Torino. So they are definitely not going to take it easy at this stage of the competition. Saving powers and players is apparently not an option for this team. Maybe they just want to become champions as quickly as possible and that other players also get a bit more match rhythm from the coach. The only danger now is that important players play a game every week and there is a danger that they will get injured. But of course there have been a lot of discussions about this already. It is a feast for the eyes to watch Napoli. Maybe they are the team that is 18 points ahead of the last 20 years, I can't remember that happened before in Italy.

Feyenoord is not the best team left in this tournament, but it has impressed me a lot. But as a team they did very well. If you look at the budget of all teams, United and Juventus are of course the best, but what does that mean? The advantage for both is that they don't have to play against each other. man United also has a very bad record against Sevilla, the last 3 times they lost 2x, but that was in a phase where Sevilla had a better team and had much more form.

Ajax Feyenoord ended in 2-3. Great performance by Feyenoord, of which we can now say that the title is almost certainly won. The only advantage for Ajax is that they have a good goal difference, but they are 6 points behind. Ajax was leading 2-1 and everyone must have thought that things would turn out well in Amsterdam. But everything went differently. Slot has really done a great job in Rotterdam, it is a dream scenario. In the EL in the quarterfinals and now on the way to the title, which is also a few years ago for Feyenoord.

Big margin from Arsenal now in this home game against Crystal Palace. 4-1 is another convincing win, they are by far the best together with City. It is hoped for City that Arsenal will get another moment of weakening, otherwise it will be a difficult story for City. But we still have a lot of games ahead of us. I see that the other matches for today have been canceled and will therefore not take place. What is actually the cause of that? It can't possibly have anything to do with the weather at this time of year, can it?

If Juventus manages to win their match, they are also certainly likely to qualify for the CL or EL in any case. Normally Atalanta is the last team in the ranking that still qualifies for this, but Juventus are in a class of their own with all the quality they have in their team. I'm not saying it happened, but Juventus is a team that can only win 10 out of 11 matches. Then you come a long way, I don't see other teams except Napoli doing well. AC Milan can also sink even further, namely. The numbers 2 and 6 only differ by 5 points, so that can really be completely different in a few games. We'll see, it's a pity that the championship fight was already decided a few weeks ago.