Despite the statistics Aston Villa didn't have much difficulty in winning this game by 2-1. They got 2-0 ahead first and Leeds found their only goal quite late in the game. Leeds had even more goal attempts than their opponent but they were very bad at finding the target as well. Emery is still continuing to do a good job with Aston Villa.

If they go on like this they can finish the season in top 10 as well which would be amazing for the team. I don't think they would get much close to the 5th position for the Europa League ticket.

I don't know what to say about this result honestly. The first half ended 2-1 and I was still thinking like Juventus wouldn't give up too easy. However the second half was horrible for them. Napoli simply demolished them by scoring three more goals. How can this game end up with a 5-1 loss for Juventus? Yeah maybe they have some important players missing but this score is still unacceptable.

They had a great winning streak despite the losses in the end. They should have been motivated to play solidly against Napoli here. Napoli are just continuing from where they left.

The game between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao can also be quite interesting. These teams both have made a good start to the season. Real Sociedad are in a better shape though as they are six points ahead in the standings. It is because of last couple of weeks as Real Sociedad are on a winning streak of three games. This streak would be an extra motivation for them here.

However their last two head-to-head games ended up with 1-1 draws. The odds are also indicating that this could be another competitive game. But this time I think Real Sociedad will make it to the win by a slight gap.

Aston Villa are favoured against Leeds maybe but I'm not fully trusting them honestly. Leeds have a decent history against them considering the head-to-head games. In this season things aren't much different for these teams as well. There is only a five-point gap between them in the standings. Aston Villa are just ahead by a small gap in my opinion.

I expect that to reflect on the result of this game as well. Aston Villa can win this by one goal in my opinion. I expect both teams to score at the same time.

Inter shouldn't have much difficulty this week. Verona are one of the weakest teams in the league currently. This is a free win for Inter. They are currently one of the best teams in home games with only one loss so far. Verona don't have even one win in away games. Besides Inter have a very solid history in head-to-head home games against Verona. They beat Verona like all the time in the recent years.

Depending on the result of Napoli - Juventus game they can catch up with at least one of them a little more by this week.

I think the first three teams of top 4 are going to be Bayern Munich, Freiburg and Leipzig at the end of the season. Because they have had a really reliable form for a long time and it looks like they won't give up on their Champions League tickets that easy. I should even exclude Bayern Munich from those two because they are already far stronger from them and will make it to the league title as usual.

When it comes to the fourth member of top 4 I hope Dortmund make it there. Because they haven't been much good for weeks. This break should help them pull themselves together and fight harder.

I think Marseille are more likely than Lens to finish the season at the second position in the standings. The point gap is quite close now and I won't be surprised if Marseille get ahead of them in the near future. Marseille have a much better squad before anything else. They are able to show this by their performance these days as well. They are still on a nice winning streak.

Lens still beat them by 1-0 away before though but I think the scenario could be different when they play against each other again. Marseille have a really good team effort now and the Troyes game was one of the good examples for it.

Such an unfortunate start for Joao Felix. He was in the starting eleven directly and he wasn't performing badly until the red card as well. But that red card changed everything about him of course. Because it cost Chelsea three points. Fulham weren't a weak team in the end therefore they benefited from the opportunity and beat them 2-1.

Chelsea are still unable to maintain a good form no matter what they do these days. This was a tough game maybe but it was still winnable for them.

It was a hard-fought win by Barcelona honestly. I was waiting for Betis not to yield that easy and that was exactly the thing happened. They carried the game to penalties even though Barcelona got ahead once again in extra time. Betis were just bad in penalties and lost it by 4-2. Juanmi and Carvalho missed their penalties.

Still Betis must be contented with their performance. They were just unlucky to play against Barcelona as there was a big strength difference on paper. Now we are going to see a finale between Barcelona and Real Madrid in only two days.

This week is a comfortable one for Milan on paper because they have an away game against Lecce. This is one of the games that Milan don't have the luxury of losing points. They need to keep the point losses against smaller teams to minimum to be able to catch up with the leader and fight more seriously for the league title.

Lecce haven't been getting a loss in the league for many weeks though. But I think this is the end of this streak for them. Milan should be beating them easily. If Napoli - Juventus game ends in a draw it would be in favour of Milan as well.

Bayern Munich have a lot of money to be able to sign a solid goalkeeper now. But I don't know if they are eager to make such move. Sommer would be a really nice move actually and his contract expires in six months as well. This is like a big opportunity for them to finish this transfer by not spending any money on transfer fee. But let's see what the player and his team think about this.

They had better fill Neuer's place with a credible goalkeeper otherwise their job won't be easy about conceding not many goals.

It has been five years since Barcelona won the Super Cup the last time. I don't think they will care about it much less than the other games. I will be expecting Xavi to have his usual starting eleven here and they would fight hard for the title. Bookmakers are also seeing Barcelona as very highly the favourite side. But I still find these odds quite interesting.

Because Betis are not one of the teams to be underestimated. They are doing a good job in the La Liga recently and they will be an important threat to Barcelona here as well. I wouldn't bet on Barcelona win considering how much low the odd is now.

Liverpool have a quite tough matchup in two days. Brighton are not one of the easy teams to beat especially in away games. Of course I know what Arsenal did to them recently but they are the leader in the league now in the end. Liverpool are a problematic team these days. Especially van Dijk's absence will be an extra difficulty for Liverpool. They have been vulnerable to conceding many goals already.

I see it like the safest betting option is both teams to score for this game. Liverpool might not lose this time maybe but it is doubtful if they can win.

Roma are still not in good condition. Of course getting one point in San Siro was still not bad because Milan are one of the most performing teams in the league now. However Roma still could have done better than that. They weren't like on the field in the first half. We saw them trying to do something in the last minutes of the half or so. If they didn't improve the effort in the second half they were most probably going to lose three points.

This time they are going to be hosting Fiorentina. Roma are very dominant against them in their home games in the league. They should see this game as a chance to improve their general performance as well. I think this time we will see a better look and Roma will win.

I agree with you about Tottenham and Arsenal. Tottenham have really had serious issues with defense and they have conceded so many goals which is over the acceptable level. When it comes to scoring goals these teams have scored nearly the same amount in the league so far. Especially thanks to Kane, Tottenham are doing a great job in the attacking line as he has 15 goals now.

I think Tottenham can still get at least a draw in this game. They have already been quite good against Arsenal home for some time and they can maintain this. It is up to how dedicated they will be.

Gerrard might be the new manager of Poland national team if he doesn't respond to the offer negatively.

This is really interesting news because I wouldn't have expected to see such offer after not having a good time with Aston Villa the last time. Besides it might be a pretty risky choice for Poland as well but it is their decision in the end. But I still think Gerrard needs more experience before managing even a national team. He needs to improve himself by developing better team strategies.

The Manchester derby is the most awaited game of the week undoubtedly. Manchester United have a nice advantage of playing in Old Trafford. They have been quite successful against big teams here this season. Manchester City are one of the toughest opponents of course but we never know. ten Hag would like to keep the same game plan against Manchester City as well.

Arsenal are also playing a tough game this week so this is very important for Manchester City to have a chance to catch up. But it feels like Manchester United will somehow manage to get at least one point in this.

Wolfsburg are also one of the in-form teams in the league recently. They have been on a winning streak of four games as well. There are wins against teams like Hoffenheim and Dortmund too among those ones. But their next fixture is going to be quite tough. Because the opponent is Freiburg. It is still a home game for Wolfsburg though but this is a challenging game anyway.

Freiburg were the winner team the last time they played here. Considering their position in the league now they are my favourite again. But rather than betting on them I might continue with both teams to score.

Napoli - Juventus game is going to be a very lovely start to the new game week.

Juventus can't get a win in Napoli's stadium for four years. And I don't feel like this is the time they are winning as well. Because Juventus still have some injured players who are important for the team. They need players like Vlahovic to be better at finishing. That has been their main problem recently as you know. They find many goal opportunities but waste most of them. They have got many victories by very close scores for weeks. Napoli got a shocking defeat by Inter first but they still seemed good by the Sampdoria game. I think Napoli might win by one goal.

It is still doubtful whether Sevilla would be able to maintain a good effort from now on. The win against Getafe was really important indeed. However we still need to see some more victories to start trusting Sevilla about a better future in the league. They have no choice other than maintaining a solid winning streak from now on to have a secured position in the standings.

This time their opponent is Girona and it is an away game. Girona are ahead of Sevilla in the standings but Sevilla can still find a way to win this. If they have a similar level of performance to the Getafe game it is possible for them to get a close win again.