Marseille really did it. After an incredible rivalry between Monaco and them, they managed to get another important win by 3-2.

They had only two goal attempts in the second half and both of them ended up with goals. Especially the winning goal came in like the last minute. It was a really tough job for them to make a comeback from 1-2 for sure. But they really need these wins to recover no matter what. They won 2 big games in 2 weeks. They are still six points away from the second team in the standings maybe but the season is long. As long as Marseille keep up a good form they are still my favourite for that spot.

Juventus have increased their winning streak to six games now. It was such a great performance despite not having the most ball possession. They had so many goal attempts on target and crushed Lazio by 3-0 home. I was really surprised to see Lazio performing this much badly.

Actually I know that I shouldn't be this much surprised about them. Because there is a significant level of drop in their performance on the recent weeks. They lost points in some games because of this. They couldn't show much presence against Juventus which had many missing players.

I'm starting to believe in Arsenal to make it to the league title day by day. Manchester City's playing this much inconsistent recently has made things better for Arsenal. Arsenal are even more comfortable in the lead now by a gap of five points.

Manchester City are still a big favourite for the league title of course. But it is only on paper. The performances have shown lately that Arsenal are more likely to win the title for now. Team effort is the key for success and Arsenal are very good at it now. Despite Jesus' not scoring for a long time they are still not having big difficulties in winning games.

Something is going really wrong with Union Berlin these days. First they lost to Leverkusen which were newly recovering by a score like 5-0. This time they lost to Freiburg by 4-1. Their defense line is just terrible now. The penalty missed by Union Berlin must be the turning point for them. If they were able to make it 2-1 then maybe they wouldn't get a red card. But after conceding 2 goals early and missing a penalty, they were just hopeless. The red card finished them off later on.

I got wrong about Atalanta as it seems. I thought that they would get at least one point over Inter. But their performance in defense was really horrible. Two goals were due to the mistakes of the defense and goalkeeper. They need to get positive results in these big games. Because they are like a big source of morale to start recovering.

Atalanta were doing better than this at first times last season. But this time they started a bad form much earlier. We are still not in the middle of the season mathematically though so maybe this time things will be better for them in the later stages of the season. It is doubtful if they can stay in the title race though.

Things haven't been going well for Ajax and PSV in the recent times. Especially Ajax couldn't get even one win for three weeks in the league. Emmen were like one of the easiest matchups for them but it ended up with an absurd result like 3-3. Despite getting 3-1 ahead somehow Ajax couldn't prevent a comeback by their opponent.

This was AZ's fourth away win in a row against PSV in the league by the way. They won three times before this one and they had a nice mental advantage due to that. They were having a good season too so PSV needed to watch out for them. But they still lost another home game against them.

Alejandro Garnacho was the savior of the match for Manchester United. They had a really huge problem against Fulham and it was just as my expectation. Because Fulham were having a really good season and it was really difficult to stop them for Manchester United in an away game.

However the Red Devils still reached their goal by a hard-fought win like 2-1. Garnacho's goal came in the last moments. It was really looking like a draw game honestly. But suddenly they had a big opportunity and scored it. After the Aston Villa loss this was really needed for them.

Some news sources started to write like Mbappe wants to make history with PSG rather than leaving the team in the future to win the Champions League.

https://www.si.com/soccer/2022/11/10/kylian-mbappe-france-world-cup-psg-daily-cover

If I had such contract I guess I would say the same things as well.    He is already making insane amount of money here. There is no reason for him to leave as long as things don't go too bad among him and Messi-Neymar duo. I don't think that any other team would like to offer even the same contract to Mbappe now. PSG were just ready to do their best to keep him here and they did. Let's see what the future brings us about this topic. I still think that he might leave anyway if they don't win the Champions League title for a long time.

Juventus - Lazio is a pretty interesting game tomorrow. These are teams in a great form these days. Lazio might seem to have some advantage due to the many missing players at Juventus. However Juventus are favoured for the win anyway. Because their recent form is very impressive despite this situation.

Juventus haven't lost any home game yet but it is the same for Lazio when it comes to away games as well. Lazio couldn't defeat Juventus away in the league for five years. It feels like Juventus will get another win. I expect a very competitive game though. Both teams should be able to score so my first betting choice is this.

Bayern Munich didn't make any surprise. They got a decent 2-0 win. It could have been a bigger win than this on paper because Schalke were the worst team in the league. But Schalke were lucky that they weren't demolished this time.

Musiala was really good today as he made two assists. He is a great talent at this very young age for Bayern Munich. There are already some teams thinking of making an offer for him such as Liverpool. However it wouldn't be much realistic to expect Bayern Munich to sell him already now.

Arsenal are still an unstoppable team and they have made the point gap five with Manchester City right before the World Cup break. Their performance against Wolves was impressive as usual. Maybe the first half didn't went very well for them but there was a big improvement in the second half.

Odegaard was definitely impressive as he scored two goals. Gabriel Jesus still can't score any goal. The last time he scored was October 1. This is worrying for him even though Arsenal are still doing great in the league. After a good start Jesus' form started to drop a lot.

It was a horrible close in the first half of the season for Atletico Madrid.

They got pretty bad results in the recent times which caused them to drop down to the 5th position in the standings. There is only one win among their last five league games. They are 11 points away from Real Madrid which are at the second position now. It is like a dream for Atletico Madrid to enter the title race with Barcelona and Real Madrid from now on. Maybe still there are a lot of matches to go but Atletico Madrid can't keep up with the consistency of those two teams.

Napoli didn't surprise any of us and got a reassuring win against Udinese by 3-2. Actually Udinese's finding two goals in the last ten minutes and dropping the goal gap to one must have worried Napoli players a little. But they still didn't let Udinese make a comeback. It would have been epic if it happened though.

Napoli have increased their winning streak to eleven games now. They are still retaining their unbeaten record. As Juventus and Lazio will face each other things might be in favour of Napoli even more maybe. Because it is an away game for Lazio and their job is really difficult. Because Juventus have improved their results a lot.

Leverkusen are finally on the rise indeed. I wonder how long they can maintain this winning streak. This winning streak of three games helped them reach the 11th position in the standings already. Leverkusen aren't a team that deserve to be near the relegation zone normally. They needed this wins to pull themselves together.

Bayern Munich are playing an away game against Schalke now. This is like the easiest game for them on paper. Interestingly there is still no goal in the game while we are leaving 20 minutes behind. However Bayern Munich are very dominant as usual. I expect them to get a comfortable win after breaking the deadlock.

I was really shocked to see that Manchester City lost to Brentford in a home game. It was normally a comfortable one for them. Their performance was also decent actually. They kept the game under control when it comes to ball possession and they had so many goal attempts like 29. But scoring only one goal shows how poor day they had.

Haaland couldn't score this time. If he had a good day then maybe the team would be able to win this game. The team are really dependent on his productivity now. It is normal of course as he is their striker. But the other attackers should be able to do better when Haaland isn't able to do much.

I was actually expecting a win for Lyon today but they barely saved one point against Nice home. Lyon's first half performance was just horrible. There was some improvement in the second half but still the equalizer came in the last moments. Both teams scored their goals by penalties. Lyon are still one of the inconsistent teams in the league.

Monaco - Marseille can really be interesting. It is very difficult maybe but Marseille might have a slight chance to win this challenging game. They have very similar statistics to Monaco's at the moment. Marseille are trying to improve their recent form. The win over Lyon was a start and it would be incredible for them to win another big game right away.

Watching only one goal in the second half was out of my expectation. But the first half was incredible that's for sure. Just as I expected, Dortmund had a big struggle against Gladbach. A 4-2 loss was more than I expected though. But Dortmund are having big difficulty in winning games lately. Especially against teams that have nearly the same points Dortmund have big problems on winning.

Their defending style is still weak indeed. With this level it is very difficult for them to keep up a good form in the league. They need to make some improvement not to get away from top 4 very much in time.

Atalanta - Inter is going to be the first big game this week.

Inter are the favoured side for the win. However it is really hard to be sure of such thing. Because they have the same points in the league now. Inter couldn't beat them in their last head-to-head games in this stadium either. I wonder if Inter will still manage to put an end to this record against Atalanta by a win this time. Atalanta are in a big need of a win on one hand. They lost many games recently and they need to recover. This is a big chance to start from somewhere. I don't think they will lose.

Manchester United can't get many wins in the recent times. They got only two wins in their last five league games. The Aston Villa loss must have demoralized them a little more. There is only a few points between Manchester United and Fulham in the league standings now. This will be another challenging away game for the Red Devils.

Mitrovic is a big threat to them with 9 goals in the league now. They will need to be as strong as possible in defense. Besides there is a possibility for Ronaldo, Antony and Sancho not to play in this game. There are some important missing players among defenders like Dalot and Varane as well. I don't think of betting on them as a result. Maybe I might give double chance on Fulham a try.

The last games before the World Cup have been played. Barcelona must be happy to give the break as the leader in the standings. We won't see any matches until December 31. In this time period there might be sigificant situation changes for the teams in the league such as injuries in the World Cup.

Especially Barcelona and Real Madrid will need to keep their players healthy during the World Cup. If we see important injuries for any side than the title race can be affected directly badly. Benzema's return was unknown so far this break will make them gain some time as well. His contribution is very important for the team.