Oh yes, Napoli is on a roll and steadily churns out victories, opponents on the contrary constantly lose points and then there comes a break and it is unknown how everyone will look in almost 2 months. Juventus is now in such a position to talk about a beautiful game and now the most important thing for a team with any score and in any way to win another victory and score another three points, and then you see, a confident game and confident victories will come.

In the German national team, they are probably already worried and tearing their hair in all places that Kroos refused to continue his career in the national team The season may be going to be fun, but still there are some signs that the season can be fun for only two teams, because the gap between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad in third place is already 9 points, and from the leader in the person of Barcelona is already 11 points. However, let's hope that the intrigue still does not die in advance and someone else will interfere in the fight for the championship title, at least a little more than a third of the championship has been played and, for example, Atletico Madrid is no longer burdened with participation in European cups.

Only lazy did not notice and was not surprised that Harry Maguire was in the national team. If Ten Hag can't always find a place for Maguire in the main squad, then maybe the player just doesn't fit into the model of the game that the team coach preaches. Obviously Southgate knows perfectly well how to use a football player, his strengths and obviously it's not just his mentality. Still, I do not believe that Southgate is the enemy of himself and the good results of the team and does not want to take a more useful player for the team game. The French national team has a great attack in the person of Mbappe, Griezmann, plus evil tongues claim that Benzema is specially taking care of himself for the sake of the World Cup matches and has already missed 5 matches for Real Madrid. Another question is that the rest of the team's lines are not so impressive, plus factors of an otherworldly nature can play against the team when the winner of the previous championship cannot get out of its group to the playoff stage for 3 consecutive World Cups.

I think this profession also has the right to live, that one of the factors of Cristiano Ronaldo's not the most successful game at the beginning of this season may also be the factor of the World Cup and not a particularly strong desire to force his fitness before this event. Of course, I would not say that this is also the reason that Ronaldo did not conduct pre-season training with Manchester United, but still the factor of the World Cup in any case, at least on a subconscious level, takes place. I also think that no matter how happy Ronaldo is now with Manchester United, but still, if a working option with a transfer to a team that continues to participate in the Champions League appears on the horizon, Cristiano will prefer this option.

I think it's still too early to say that Atalanta, Inter and Roma have lost their chances in the fight for the title this season, no matter what gap they would have had from the leader in the face of Napoli. Yes, Napoli is impressive this season and the team has scored a very good move, grinding opponents and turning the result in their favor even when the game does not quite add up, and this is what usually distinguishes championship teams from others. On the other hand, let's not forget that something similar happened last season and in the end, Napoli still lost the first place in the standings, and Inter, on the contrary, thanks to its series of victories, was able to soar to the top and claimed the Scudetto until the finish. Therefore, there is still no need to hurry and it is still unknown how the teams will manifest themselves after the break associated with the World Cup in Qatar.

The whole question is whether Juventus will be able to pay Diego Simeone the money that Atletico Madrid pays him, without forgetting that then Juventus will have to find funds to pay a penalty for the termination of the contract with Massimiliano Allegri. However, if the results of Atletico Madrid also continue to roll downhill, then the club's management will really have to think about parting with a specialist, despite all their assurances of the coach's support. On the other hand, in any case, the club will need to take measures to improve the club's budget due to such an early departure from the Champions League and not even falling into the Europa League, and the conversation is if not about parting with the head coach, but at least about selling some players.

The fact that Graham Potter took over Chelsea during the season may serve as some justification for the fact that the team's results, after a certain surge when the team was headed by a new coach, have now gone into some decline. It can be said that Potter had neither the time nor the opportunity to form a team to his liking this offseason. On the other hand, with some degree of conditionality, exactly the same can be said about Tuchel, given the conditions under which the German specialist had to finish the previous season and how hastily he had to conduct a transfer campaign this offseason. We can say that Potter shook up the team with his appointment, but this factor is gradually fading away and now other factors are starting to come to the fore, including those that hindered the team's results at the beginning of the season. And yes, now he will finally have time to make the necessary changes to the team's game.

I also won't risk naming a clear favorite in the Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain pair yet. A clear plus for Bayern will be that the second decisive match will be held in Munich. However, it is not yet known how the first match in Paris will take place and whether Bayern will be able to provide an acceptable result for themselves in this match. Also, a lot depends on what form the magnificent trio from Paris in the person of Mbappe, Messi and Neymar will feel after the last World Cup in Qatar. Still, Bayern really looks better as a team, and the game and the results of Paris Saint-Germain can be influenced by the absence or poor performance of these particular players.

In principle, the option of Eden Hazard's transfer to Newcastle was already mentioned last season, but the player continued to flatter himself with hopes that he still had at least some prospects in Real Madrid and most importantly, Ancelotti did not even try to convince him of this, but on the contrary seemed to support the player in his aspirations. Personally, I also think that Hazzard will have more prospects in the under-construction Newcastle, which is already performing well this season, and then it will only get better considering who the owners of the club are. With Aston Villa, I think everything will not be so rosy, as well as if the player still stays in Real Madrid.

It can be said that Mrs. Fortune got her back after Giroud's winning goal in the penultimate minute of the regular time of the match with Spezia. When Olivier tore off his shirt after scoring a goal in the last match and thereby earned a red card, I had the idea that it would be funny if thanks to this Spezia equalized the score in the remaining minutes, but God had mercy on Milan. But now, perhaps, the absence of Fat due to this stupid removal just became the factor that did not allow Milan to tip the scales in its favor. Still, Giroud's presence on the pitch contributes its share of creativity when Milan has problems with that.
The story of Osimhen's penalty in the Napoli-Empoli match is akin to an accident, because the player suddenly appeared from behind the defending player and besides, Osimhen moved in the opposite direction from the goal and left the penalty area to the center of the field. And the subsequent removal of the Empoli player has already put a fat cross on the club's hopes for at least a draw result of the match.

As a result, Bayern Munich decided to limit itself to only 6 goals against Werder. I would like to note Gnabry's hat trick against his former team. The insouciance of Werder's players is striking, who, with an already large loss score, still run away with the whole team to attack, receive a counterattack from the Bayern players in response and, accordingly, missed goals. As well as the carefree passes of the Bayern defenders through their own goalie area with a great chance for the Werder player to score a goal by intercepting this pass. It's just that other higher-class teams like Paris Saint-Germain may well be punished for such carelessness. We wish that Mane's injury does not prevent the player from participating in the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

They say that Ancelotti is afraid of breaking the team chemistry and the psychological climate in the locker room, so he does not insist so much on strengthening the team, although of course an adequate replacement for Karim Benzema is definitely needed. It is no secret to anyone that the lion's share of Real Madrid's success last season lies in Benzem's game, his leadership qualities when he led the team behind him. By the way, the famous former Real Madrid player Guti criticized Benzema for not participating in the match with Rayo Vallecano, saying that he did not understand him, believing that Karim deliberately missed the match, fearing injury before the upcoming World Cup in Qatar and that the club should be put first in priorities.

Well, why, it can be said that it is the fight against Manchester City that is going on now, because City also lost only once in the championship. By the way, for me, the victory over Chelsea is not an unexpected fact, considering how Chelsea started this season and how Arsenal started. It is also worth recalling that Chelsea, unlike Arsenal, fielded their fighting squad in the Champions League match, unlike Arsenal in their Europa League match. Of course, it is a big surprise for everyone what results the team shows from the start. Let's hope that Arsenal will be able to keep up the pace and will claim victory in the Premier League until the finish. This is very good for increasing intrigue and, accordingly, increasing viewer interest.

Well, just if we take a specific period of time here and now, then I would not say that Real Madrid looks better, because Real Madrid lost to Rayo Vallecano and seems to be slowly sinking into crisis, and Liverpool, on the contrary, won a principled match against Tottenham, and before that Napoli won, which is in excellent condition and vice versa he is starting to get out of the not very good state in which the team was at the beginning of the season. On the other hand, a lot can change in the three months that remain until the opponents' matches, so now it is difficult to reliably predict the final outcome of the confrontation between the two big European clubs.

In principle, the modern Real Madrid is very dependent on whether Karim Benzema is on the field and if so, in what condition he is. It is not necessary to make a big tragedy out of the defeat of Rayo Vallecano and complain about the absence of a French player, because Real Madrid still has to do the result in La Liga and without the presence of Benzema on the field, but the Benzema factor in the Champions League can very seriously affect the chances of the team to defend the title of Champions League winners, especially since the team immediately got caught a serious rival in the face of Liverpool, and here, besides just the desire to win, Klopp's wards should also have an irritant that can doubly drive Liverpool players and this desire to take revenge for the defeat in the Champions League final.

Still, Karim Benzema is unique enough that he could be replaced painlessly. Yes, he has not had the most outstanding season yet, but still it is worth considering that Benzema had just an outstanding season before and it is not a fact that such a season can be repeated for him. Also, after such a season, just physically and emotionally, a recession may occur, especially since Benzema's childhood dream came true and he received the coveted Golden Ball. Another question is that he does not have a victory in the World Cup and this fact can stimulate a football player and lead him to new achievements.

Well, let's see how Real Madrid will look at the Champions League playoff stage, because to be honest, the team's performance in the group stage is not very impressive. There is also no certainty that fortune will also favor Real Madrid this season, as it happened last season, because to be honest, the team was not better than its rivals at any stage of the playoffs last season, but thanks to special magic, the club was still able to reach the final and win there, despite the fact that that all the opponents were superior to the club both in strength and in terms of the composition. Well, Real Madrid taught everyone to surprise last season, but will the club be able to put on the conveyor the production of miracles to order

Oh, yes, you should not buy into the magic of names and the current Juventus certainly does not look better at the level of the game than Manchester United. Massimiliano Allegri can say as much as he likes after each match how angry he and the team are at losing, but the fact remains that Juventus scored the same number of points as Maccabi, who took the last fourth place and was able to get into the Europa League only thanks to a better goal difference. Barcelona also does not look like an impassable opponent for Manchester United, so it is difficult to name an undisputed favorite here. Roma had a rather strange match with Ludogorets and allowed the opponent too much and could have paid for it if, say, the referee had not canceled the second goal of Ludogorets.

That's exactly the keyword "if" to maintain this form. There is no certainty that Attacked at such a level and in one breath will be able to hold such a long distance as the championship, and also let's not forget about other tournaments in which the team will be able to participate. On the contrary, very often the champions are clubs that at first do not stand out with a flashy game, hardly win their victories at the start and by the finish they are gaining their pace and ahead of their competitors. As for Juventus, I think that the club's management does not yet see worthy options for replacing Massimiliano Allegri, and the financial condition of the club is not so brilliant now, at least in the matter of a penalty in the event of a contract break, so the club's management shows miracles of endurance, hoping that Allegri's experience will still allow to rectify the situation.

Oh, I would still not be in a hurry to throw around phrases about the fact that it will not be difficult to win in relation to the current Barcelona. If we recall the history of last season, it was in the matches of the European cups that Barcelona for some reason was not as bright as in the matches of the Spanish championship. So I wouldn't be too surprised if history repeats itself this season. Moreover, the cup system is insidious, and unlike the championship or the group tournament, you have only one match to correct the situation if you unsuccessfully played your first match. Juventus really does not look impressive yet, but it has not even passed the middle of the season to draw far-reaching conclusions about the strength of the teams. The head coaches still have enough time left to correct the game and the results of their wards.