Indeed, Alaves came to Laliga with a slightly more difficult path than Granada and Las Palmas, perhaps because of this the mentality of the Alaves players is much better in this competition. It is not surprising to see that the journey of these three teams is quite solid and it takes time to see their development from time to time. It's still quite early when talking about mid-table for Alaves but I'm quite confident in my prediction and maybe in the future they will still give another surprise when they face opponents who are better than them. Granada and Las Palmas have to improvise again so that their struggle to reach Laliga is not in vain this season.

Old Trafford is often famous for its awesomeness and I think this time that nickname will disappear when Manchester United have to host Brighton in the match of week 5. This is not to belittle a team like Manchester United, but in fact up to now they have had great difficulty maintaining their consistency. In last season's meetings, whether home or away, Manchester United never won against Brighton. I think it's clear who the winner is this time and it's likely the score will come back with a narrow win for Brighton.

I think even if Al-Hilal is without Neymar, they will still be the strongest team in the Saudi league. The reason is quite clear with the presence of several European players who previously strengthened Al-Hilal and currently there are no problems. Even if Neymar only spends his career on the bench at Al-Hilal, that doesn't matter because Al-Hilal invested by taking advantage of his huge name as one of the best European players. That's why there are no regrets from Al-Hilal even though Neymar rarely plays due to injury. Even so, we certainly still hope that Neymar will appear more often to defend Al-Hilal, especially since yesterday we also saw him recover from injury while defending Brazil against Bolivia.

In my opinion, this is nothing more than a draw or a win for Roma because they have been quite devastated so far with the bad trend they have had. But even if there is a defeat, the percentage is very small this time compared to the previous match so their chances of winning could be greater. However, Mourinho must not be careless again and they must ensure victory by scoring more than 2 goals and if they are only able to score 1 goal then the possibility of a draw will still occur. Empoli are currently at the bottom of the standings without getting a single point and they certainly will not remain silent seeing Roma so free because Empoli currently also really need points to make them climb to a better position.

For Dortmund in a season not selling one or more talented players is like feeling that something is missing and they will do that continuously. It has become a tradition for Dortmund to release talented players and it is not surprising that in the end they have only been a business club for more than a decade. It seems that Dortmund's owner doesn't mind this either and what is important is how this team can survive in the competition with stable finances. I think we will still see this tradition for a very long time and again for them the title is not that important as long as they can make a lot of money from selling their players.

Of course, it would be quite risky to place Raul as Real Madrid's main coach in the near future because we know that Raul's achievements in managing teams in the top division are still non-existent and currently he only trains Real Madrid's academy players. Even if Raul wants to coach the Real Madrid first team he has to show his quality by coaching other teams and therefore he definitely understands his current position. I think Raul will take action soon, especially since Villarreal is also a pretty good team in La Liga and this is an opportunity for Raul to prove that he is worthy of managing Real Madrid one day. If Raul is consistent for a season or two with Villarreal, it is likely that he will start to get attention from Real Madrid.

Indeed, everyone knows that and PSG is nothing more than an ordinary team in the Champions League. So far, we know that PSG only spends money to build its squad for matches in the Champions League, but its progress often stops when it reaches the round of 16. I think if this season we only continue to rely on Mbappe, it won't be enough and at least PSG must reorganize their squad this season so they can adapt better and achieve better results. Of course, with the new signings from PSG who prioritize the players the club needs, I think it will change the flow of PSG's game even though the impact is currently still quite small.

Of the three La Liga promotion teams so far, perhaps only Alaves has had pretty good results. They collected 6 points from 4 matches and when compared to Granada or Las Palmas who only collected 3 and 2 points, it is clear that Alaves is still ahead of both of them. Moreover, Alaves' victory beat two veteran teams in the league such as Sevilla and Valencia, so this time they will be considered the underdog team this season. However, what is clear is that Alaves will not be able to go far into the top 4 positions and they will more likely dominate the middle of the table this season.

I understand what you mean and I agree that if there is another option on the bench that is better than Ronaldo, coach Roberto Martinez should be able to hand over that role to another player. We know that on the bench there is a very productive name like Goncalo Ramos and it could be a big win for Portugal if he was installed from the start. But maybe Roberto Martinez had a different view by using Ronaldo because we know he will be very effective at attracting opposing defenders so there is a gap that can be exploited well by other Portuguese players. But in that match it was Ronaldo who often had so many opportunities but failed to convert them into goals. Bruno was Portugal's savior in this match and he must be appreciated.

I don't think we can compare Slovakia with Georgia and maybe that is a natural result for Spain, winning by 7 goals and seeing Georgia from their famous squad, only Kvaratskhelia in the attack line, so that was not enough to stem every attack launched by Spain because of the defense Georgia is very vulnerable to conceding. Meanwhile, if we talk about Slovakia, which is Portugal's opponent, there are quite well-known names such as Martin Dubravka, Milan Skriniar and Stanislav Lobotka, so it is quite clear that Portugal has quite a difficult time facing some of these players.

Since Ivan Toney left in October last year due to a gambling case involving his name in several matches, Brentford has not panicked about losing their flagship striker and they have been able to prove it again this season as one of the teams that will dominate the middle table. In fact, Brentford have not faced another strong opponent after Spurs and I think they will probably reach a deadlock after a draw against this other team. I mean when they play against a team that is equal or weaker than them they should be able to win instead of drawing and that would be quite worrying so the possibility of losing would also be big.

It was indeed reported that Haaland still has an interest in joining Real Madrid someday and that does not rule out the possibility of him leaving. If this really happens then Mbappe's stage of being at Real Madrid will instantly disappear and he will remain arrogantly behind PSG's authority. I knew when there was an opportunity to leave but it was still quite difficult to soften because I was still bound by a contract and also a big offer so Mbappe's attitude was not yet fully mature in this matter. If Mbappe were able to think about the future of his career and not be too tied to a lot of money then he would have been bigger than a few seasons ago if he wanted to leave PSG.

It seems that Barcelona's talented young player will promise something more in the future and I can't wait to see his development with Barcelona. So far, perhaps the most surprising thing is that he is the youngest player among other senior players to play for the Spanish national team and this big victory will also increase the confidence that a player will get better in the future. Can't wait to see him play again for Barcelona and of course for a child his age it is a very proud thing to be able to play in a big match like El Clasico in the future.

Brentford is one of the teams that has not lost at all so far and to be more precise, they have 1 win and 3 draws. In my opinion, this is a pretty good result and a draw can still result in at least 1 additional point in each match. Even Spurs, who have been very consistent this season, also struggled against Brentford at the start of the EPL match. In terms of players, Bryan Mbeumo is a player to be reckoned with because he has scored 4 goals so far for Brentford and his name is also on par with Erling Haaland and Evan Ferguson on the top scorer.

Of course it's like wasting a lot of money on things they shouldn't have done and maybe Sancho also regrets because when he was with Manchester United he experienced a gradual decline in performance. Maybe the reason was that at that time there were frequent changes in coaches so that what was targeted had not yet been completed had to be changed to new proportions. I don't know for sure what the right solution is for Manchester United to achieve glory like the SAF era and maybe it has to start from changing the current ownership of the Red Devils which is still held by the Glazzer brothers.

However, even if Manchester United has a new owner who will be more generous in providing a budget for spending on players, it will not fully be able to inspire a new era at Manchester United. Since the departure of SAF, who chose to retire at that time, it has left a question mark as to why at that time there was nothing to make this team so ready to face increasingly dense competition and with opponents starting to become more numerous and more competitive, this seems like a mistake that has been difficult to correct since then.

To be honest, I don't know what rumors are circulating about Jota at Al-Ittihad. But if that's true, then it seems that not only Al-Ittihad has lost in terms of the money that was spent to buy it, but also in terms of Jota's career, so we can say that we will be finished. Even though when he was still at Celtic he was so good and might become the target of several elite European clubs in the coming season if he wants to stay. But the large salary offered by Al-Ittihad was also enough to influence him to come here and I don't know what is right or wrong now because everyone has the right to decide and each one has to bear the risks involved.

Wait guys, maybe he comes from the future so he knows what will happen for Manchester United.

We all know that the results of 2 wins and 2 defeats in the domestic league are enough to hit the expectations of the public who hope that Manchester United will be successful this season in the Champions League. Moreover, with a squad that has also met the coach's expectations, Manchester United will be taken into account this time. But the reality is far different and there is nothing significant that can make them so feared and it is possible that Manchester United will find it difficult to adapt to face their opponents in this group phase.

I don't know what's wrong with the Manchester United squad, what is certain is that every coach has his own style of play and Erik ten Hag has also done it since last season but the results have not been satisfactory until now. I think sacking Erik ten hag is a pretty bad option at the moment and it's better that at least Manchester United should give him a little more time to determine the composition that fits his current players.

If we look at the match between Slovakia and Portugal, the hosts were actually quite in control of the match and they were actually better at possession. Even when Portugal gets the ball, they often lose the ball, but Portugal has good interceptions to overcome this. But indeed, even though he had repeatedly threatened Diogo Costa's goal, Slovakia was unable to score a single goal. Meanwhile, Portugal, which often had opportunities to widen the score, also failed to do so.

I don't know that Ronaldo often gets decent chances to score goals but he fails when finishing, is it possible that at national team level he is finished? On the other hand, in this match Ronaldo also received a yellow card due to a foul on the Slovak goalkeeper which made him miss the next euro qualifier. Even so, Portugal's victory was neither good nor bad, however Slovakia is a team to be reckoned with.

I think that with this penalty it is likely that Virgil van Dijk will be out for 3 matches. Because normally a red card penalty will only be punished for 2 matches. Indeed, this feels unfair, especially since in the future Liverpool will face quite strong opponents and if it continues like this, their opponents could make good use of this opportunity. But with this incident, Virgil van Dijk must be more mature, especially if the team really needs his role as a senior player, he has to set a good example for his friends.

True, from the figure of a coach, of course Xabi Alonso is the most successful coach that Leverkusen has managed to get and even now there are sure to be quite a number of top European teams starting to look at him. We know that it is quite impossible for a team like Leverkusen to rise quickly since last season and that is all thanks to the cool hands of Xabi Alonso who concocted a good strategy so that he can always get maximum results. It's been a long time since I've seen Leverkusen with such a good composition and the match between Leverkusen and Bayern Munich will definitely be very exciting, considering that Bayern Munich must beat Leverkusen and keep their distance if they want to move on with certainty as the defending champions this season.

Barcelona's last meeting was able to humiliate Real Betis at Camp Nou with a landslide score of 4-0 without reply and if you see that this is a home match for Barcelona, of course the result will definitely not be much different. The dealer has clearly favored Barcelona to win, but with those small odds, in my opinion, it's a bit less good to maximize the multibets that I often do. So I will use the (-1) handicap with @1.60 odds to increase my profit. Because according to my prediction, Barcelona will still be able to win with a score of 2-0 or even more considering they don't want to win in a similar way last week which was quite risky by only relying on a thin score.