If Marcus Rashford isn't right player to replace the position of Mbappe in PSG, which player do you think will be the best one?
If Marcus Rashford can't score many goals with Man United, it can be caused by many factors. It doesn't mean Marcus Rashford has no good ability, he is still one of the most skillful attackers in Man United. As far as I know, Marcus Rashford didn't always play as the starter, he sometimes played from the bench. In this condition, it is difficult to Marcus Rashford to score many goals because they are not playing regularly as the main player in Man United lineup.

It is different with Mbappe, he is given the special place by Luis Enrique. Mbappe mostly played as the starter and he sometimes can play full-time. Another reason, Marcus Rashford may be not suitable with the tactics applied by Ten Hag. It is not only Marcus Rashford that can't optimize his ability with the tactics of Ten Hag, even Ronaldo couldn't play with his best with Ten Hag's tactics.

In the second leg, where Atletico Madrid hosted the match, Inter really couldn't do it optimally. Moreover, Atletico  Madrid got very significant support when playing at home. Not only the ability but also the mentality and spirit of Atletico Madrid were much more prepared. Inter is actually strong, but at that time, Atletico played more effectively and solidly.

At least, Bologna can still optimize this opportunity to get full points because they are playing against Empoli, one of the lower clubs who is currently struggling to get out of relegation, but it's nothing.
Bologna provided a lot of attacks. And they also didn't allow the opponent to move any further. Even though Bologna only narrowly won with 1 goal, that was enough for them to stay in that position. Because they almost just drew. It's just that Fabbian saved the team with his goal in the 90+4 minute.

Source: TBologna - Empoli
How happy they are.

Yes, actually here, the most risky position is Atletico Madrid. If Barcelona loses, they will still remain in the top 3. But, if Atletico Madrid loses and on the other hand Bilbao wins, then Atletico Madrid will be eliminated from the top 4, and taken over by Bilbao. That is why, Atletico Madrid definitely doesn't want this to happen. But it's still a tough match, because Barcelona won't just win like that.

No wonder. If Real Sociedad couldn't win, then this is too much. Cadiz not only lost this time, but they did it again and again. This is  bad. No wonder why they entered the relegation zone and still can't get out of there. Remembering, their performance was that bad.

I agree with you. Although Arsenal is a good team, they seem not as the favorite team to win UCL trophy. Arsenal got a difficulty when they played against Porto. They must win against Porto until the penalty shootout. I think Porto isn't a big obstacle for Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Man City, or other bigger teams. Considering the match against Porto, I even doubt Arsenal can qualify in the next round if they must play against Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, or Man City. I just hope that Arsenal will meet Dortmund, Barcelona, or PSG. If Arsenal meets these teams, I think they will have a chance to qualify.

Of course, all the teams who qualify for the next round are the strong teams. If they are not strong enough, they must be eliminated already.
However, I think there are some favorite teams to got to the final round because we see their performance looks more consistent than other teams. Man City, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid are 3 teams to be in the final based on the prediction of many people. But if we look at the result of the matches in the current round, only Bayern Munich and Man City deserve to be the favorite teams. Real Madrid looked a bit difficult to win against Leipzig, not sure if they can deal with the next opponent. It seems, the most convincing team is Man City. Will Man City be the champion again this season?  

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Source: uefa.com

Bayern Leverkusen may lose points in the next few matches. I see there is still Freiburg, Dortmund, Stuttgart, and Frankfurt. But I think Leverkusen only can get draw results on some matches. I'm sure they will keep the status as undefeated team until the end of the season. Even Bayern Munich can defeat Leverkusen in this season, Bayern Munich is the strongest team in Bundesliga. If Bayern Munich can't defeat them, other teams must be very difficult to defeat Leverkusen.

The main thing that Xabi Alonso must focus is to keep the players in a good condition. It will be difficult to play with their best form if there are many injured players. I really hope Xabi Alonso can rotate some main players wisely in some matches, specifically when they play against weak teams. But Xabi Alonso must always use the main lineup with main players for the big matches.



Source: worldfootball.net

After Inter Milan's failure to beat Atletico Madrid in the UCL, will that affect the mentality of the players? Probably. But, Inter is a professional team, of course it shouldn't last long, there will definitely be disappointment, but it's not something to dwell on. Because this week, they also have to continue fighting to get the Serie A title.

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This time, Inter will face the defending Serie A champion previous season, Napoli. But, if we consider at the performance of both of them this season, I am quite sure that Inter will be leading and win the match. Inter only needs to focus on the match, nothing to lose. It's quite painful to keep thinking about their defeat in the UCL, but that will be relieved if they actually at least take the Serie A title.

So far, the Head to head is quite balanced. But once more, this will be held in Inter stadium. so, I am sure that Inter will win the match, their squad is exactly ready and stronger enough.



Source: Inter vs Napoli

Well, it seems to be the hardest match to watch this week.
Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona

In fact, both of them also entered the UCL quarter-finals. Of course, both of them have very passionate motivation and enthusiasm, at least to prove who is the best between the two.

Barcelona has its own mission, so that it can immediately take over Girona's position. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid also hopes to win so that their position is not replaced by Bilbao, because after all, the points gap between the two is very small. So, this will be more risky for Atletico Madrid if they lose.

Maybe a fairly fair result is a draw. but I don't think either of them would hope so. Of course they hope that a big win will be theirs. Yes, just wait and see how the two teams that have qualified for the UCL will compete for victory in La Liga.

Oh my, omayyyy
It's just crazy, man...
Xabi really almost made us despair. Imagine how much panic and dilemma, who bet on Leverkusen. It's really like a prank, but not a prank. I don't know if this is a coincidence or it's Xabi's tactic, but it's close, really close.

OMG, who would have thought that Leverkusen would score in the last minutes, 2 goals. This is really....
ah, speechless. In fact, I have accepted defeat and have prepared myself. However, this is really it
A happy ending.
Even though this just happened

Patrik Schick,
I can no longer say, you're the hero.
You're a specialist in last minutes.



Source: Leverkusen

Guardiola have 2 strong competitors now, it won't be easy to win it. I think Klopp will have the biggest chance to win EPL trophy and he gets a great farewell. I'm not sure of Arteta will win the EPL trophy. We know Arsenal often makes a mistake in 2nd half of the season. I doubt if Arsenal can win against Man City in the next match. If Arsenal can beat Man City in the next match, I think Liverpool and Arsenal will be the strongest candidate for the EPL champion this season.

Sorry, I don't expect Man City to win again EPL trophy this season. Man City may be the strongest team but they don't really perform well in the last few matches. Your brain can say Man City as the strongest candidate but my brain assumes Liverpool will be the strongest candidate. Sure, this is only our own perception!  



Source: goal.com

I think we can understand if Maurizio Sarri won't stay in Lazio because he failed to keep Lazio in the UCL zone. I'm not sure if it is his own decision to leave Lazio, I assume Lazio management may feel disappointed with him. They finished the last season in 2nd place of Serie A, Lazio management must target to finish in UCL zone at least. Unfortunately, Lazio performed is very badly during this season, they are now in 9th place only. There is no chance to return to the top 4 of Serie A standings.

I think there will be another candidate for Lazio next coach. Miroslav Klose may be a good player but I don't think he is experienced enough as a coach. So far Miroslav Klose only managed 2 teams (SCR Altach and FC Bayern U17). He still can't prove himself as a quality coach because he only has a lack of experience as a coach.



https://www.transfermarkt.com/miroslav-klose/profil/trainer/49850/sort/anzahl

Benzema totally played under performance. True, he is one of the best strikers in the world before he joined Al Ittihad. But when he is a player of Al Ittihad, he becomes an average striker, he even got difficulty to score a goal. Sure, he got a bad injury for few weeks and he plays with a different team in Al Ittihad. It is so much different when he was in Real Madrid where there were too many world-class players who support him.

I think Ronaldo first season in SPL was better than Benzema first season. If people criticized Ronaldo so much, it is because people have more expectation on Ronaldo. Every people wants him to win SPL with Al Nassr. That's why he always got a big criticism.

It is wrong if Ronaldo played badly in this season. He is the top scorer, it simply described that he already played well. If Al Nassr failed to lead SPL, it is because Al Nassr has weak defense. People can't blame Ronaldo!



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Juventus' position is also decreasing. Currently, Milan has become more consistent. So, it seems, the hopes of people who at the start of the season were trumpeting Juventus as the winner of Serie A, seem to have ended. Because with conditions like this and the distance between Inter and Inter being too big in points, there is no longer a chance. Juventus must admit this situation, they only need to stay consistent in struggling. So, at least, they'll be on UCL qualification next season. Maybe many people are quite disappointed, but that doesn't mean it just stops. The struggle is not over yet, and at least they can give their best performance in this almost final matches.

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Poor Inter Milan in UCL
Inter was defeated by Atletico Madrid through penalty shootout.

Now, Inter just need to focus  more in Serie A, even though we already know that Inter will be the winner, cz their point is far away higher than other. But, exactly this is quite disappointing to see Inter failed this time.

Being the host in the second leg really benefited Barcelona. Not only that, Xavi really improved the strategy they implemented previously, and it worked very effectively. Barcelona's victory over Napoli was indeed quite impressive, but what you said is true. To what extent will Barcelona be able to survive in the UCL. Cz after all, the competition there will be increasingly difficult.

Yes, this is rapid progress for Barcelona. especially this season, their performance has often been underestimated in La Liga, even Xavi seemed quite desperate a few weeks ago, and he'll leave Barcelona at the end of this season. But, Barcelona's success in getting to the quarter finals is truly amazing. And even in conditions like this, Xavi is truly capable of bringing Barcelona this far. Is it possible that Xavi will have other considerations and stay next season at the club?

One again La Liga club that follow Real Madrid and Barcelona to the quarter final of UCL.
Big congratulations to Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid Won


What a tense match.
Huff,
It's a penalty shootout

Atletico Madrid really struggled awesomely. Really didn't imagine Atletico Madrid would be that tough, dominating the match, and giving tense pressure to Inter.

Here is the penalty shootout:



Source: Atletico Madrid vs Inter

How great.
It's shocking. I thought Inter will win the match. But, time to say good bye to Inter. Still unbelievable.
Great job Atletico Madrid. How... wow...

La Liga sent 3 clubs. wow.

You are right, Atalanta will play at home, they have the advantage for Leg 2. They actually dominated the match in Leg 1, they were just unlucky scoring 1 goal only. In Leg 2, they must try harder and probably will score some goals at home. Atalanta will have extra motivation to play at home, they are playing at a more comfortable stadium as well due to its own stadium.

True. Most people agree that Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen will have the high chance to be in the final round. It makes sense because Liverpool and Leverkusen are the teams that can play most consistently in Europa League and in their domestic league, too. Specifically for Leverkusen, they are undefeated team, they keep a positive result in each match. Xabi factor is real, this is one of the reason why Leverkusen deserves to be the candidate to win UEL trophy. However, Klopp is also a very experienced coach, he wants to give his best in the final season with Liverpool. All Liverpool players must try all out to give their best in Europa League to be the farewell gift. UEL trophy will be a perfect farewell gift for sure.



https://anfieldwatch.co.uk/supercomputer-liverpool-europa-league-chances-xabi-alonso-leverkusen-jurgen-klopp-news/

The issue of Mbappe will leave PSG is clear, he has no intention to stay longer with PSG. His contract expires and he doesn't agree for an extension. He only has an option to leave PSG in the next transfer window. Sure, Real Madrid is the team that has the biggest chance to sign Mbappe. I even read some articles that stated Mbappe already got a personal agreement with Real Madrid management.

Since Mbappe will leave PSG, PSG must try to get a new striker. Osimhen should be a perfect replacement for Mbappe. But I'm not really sure it will be easy to sign Osimhen because he is also linked with many top teams in Europe. He is rumored to move to EPL, Chelsea becomes the team that is very serious to sign him. But I doubt it, Osimhen must think twice to join Chelsea. He must prefer to join Liverpool, Man United, or Arsenal.

I doubt if De Bruyne wants to move to Saudi league. De Bruyne must prefer to stay in Man City. He still becomes a very important player in Man City squad. I think Man City management won't try to let De Bruyne leaves Man City. His role is very crucial for Man City squad.

Several representatives from Serie A have started to drop out and cannot continue to the next round in the UCL. Napoli had to catch up with Lazio again, because they had just lost against La Liga club, Barcelona. This was predicted, Barcelona was, however, better prepared for this match. Now, Napoli just need to focus again on improving their performance in Serie A. Don't let them drop and get worse. Because after all, Napoli were the Serie A title holders last season. So, they should be able to optimize their efforts to reach higher positions again. So, next season they won't be able to qualify for the UCL? This is quite disappointing.

Juventus failed several times, not even able to play optimally in the last 5 matches. Yes, although it cannot be denied that some of the opponents are quite strong. So Juventus seemed to be having difficulties, including in their last match yesterday, against Atalanta. If they can still stay in their current position, or at worst in 4th place, they still have a chance. With the condition that they have to be open and really have that effort to defend it. Don't let them miss the moment again.

Yes, they are quite aware of this. They will not be able to chase the La Liga title again this season. The points are quite far apart and there are not enough matches left. what they can try to do in La Liga is to immediately take over Girona's position in second position. So after all, they are still below Real Madrid.

They are definitely starting to focus more on UCL now.
Barcelona won the match against Napoli in round 16. In the second leg, Barcelona was ahead 3 - 1 from Napoli. So they have the right to advance to the next round. This is definitely not getting easier. However, this remains the dream of every club to continue fighting. And it is possible that they will still advance to the next round. It's just a matter of which club that will be his opponent later in the next round.

Congratulations to Arsenal,
Finally - quarter final.
Although it was very tough. I think they would win the match without penalty shootouts.
It turns out, Porto was not that easy.


Source: Arsenal vs Porto
Arsenal did not experience major problems when taking the penalty shootout. In fact, they didn't need a fifth player, because they were immediately ahead by 4 goals.

I don't know if this is the reason or not, because the distance between the points is quite far, so PSG is no longer as tough and optimal as before in playing the match. Maybe one of the reasons is to keep the players fit. However, the match in the French League, it is clear, they have no rivals. So whatever they like, it looks like PSG will continue to dominate and excel there. Meanwhile, on the other hand, they have to be more alert and stronger when competing in UCL matches. It seems that the condition is extra contrary to what they usually have.

We can take a look at how PSG played against Reims this time. As usual, PSG really dominates. In fact, there were quite a lot of attacks on them. However, they were not able to win, they were somewhat lacking in the accuracy of their shots at the target. And in fact, 1 PSG goal was OG.