Nice for United that the first prize of the season has been won. If you just want a trainer somewhere, you ultimately do it for the prizes. But if you look at what capital is in the field at United compared to opponent Newcastle United today, you can also expect a victory. I do not know in which stadium this match was played. But even on neutral ground, United would also easily beat Newcastle. Strange that there was only 1 game in the EPL today, normally there are many more games played on Sunday, right?

I now see 0-3 score after 65 minutes, so that game has also been played. Marseille just got a decent chance to make it 1-3, but a nice save from Donnarumma. PSG is of course still a very strong team, if Marseille had wanted to play any significant role in the battle for the championship, they should have done something here, but this match will be a hopeless defeat and so PSG is running a bit further. PSG do not want to waste too much energy in the league and focus on the confrontation with Bayern Munich.

Another small result today for Barcelona, but this time a loss. That will feel sour. Think it has to do with the elimination in the EL, in which United were too good. Barcelona still the top favorite to become champion. 7 points ahead of Real Madrid may still be a lot. But it could also have turned out very differently if Real had not equalized very late yesterday and Barcelona had won this. Then you would have had a lead of 11 points. But that doesn't count. Barcelona must quickly forget this and simply win next week. Everbody can lose a game.

The continent of Asia is not that bad with countries at all. It is also good that a number of countries from Asia are directly admitted to this tournament. Europe is of course the strongest continent and that will not change. It's just a long way off. In 3.5 years the entire composition of a team can change completely and I think that will happen with some teams. Belgium seems to me to be a good example of this. It is a pity that Belgium and Germany did so poorly at the last World Cup, they still have a lot of potential and had a great crop in recent years.

This edition of the EL was quite strong and is still strong if you look at which teams are still participating in the competition. United did impress in the games against Barcelona, both of which perhaps they should have won. And Juventus will put everything on this tournament, as the competition has become a complete drama due to the penalty. In that respect, Arsenal are on Pole Position as they are also at the top in the EPL and have every chance to go far in the EL.

Inter suffered an embarrassing defeat away at Bologna. That indicates how changeable the entire Italian top is, except for Napoli. I have rarely seen that difference in this competition. Only AC Milan and Juventus could build this kind of lead in the standings. A good chance for AC Milan to find the connection later if they are allowed to play against Atalanta, but the same also applies to Atalanta of course. If Napoli continues to ram at this pace, they will soon be champions with 8 games to go. That is really unprecedented and shows how strong Napoli is. With Napoli's big lead, they may also be able to focus a little more on the CL and prevent injuries in the competition.

All top teams have won in the Eredivisie, but PSV had the toughest opponents as Twente is also quite high. So we don't see any changes in the top of the leaderboard. Feyenoord comfortably 4 points ahead you would say, but Feyenoord still has a tough program ahead of them and the title is therefore not yet certain. We can erase PSV, but Ajax still has enough time to start the catch-up race for the championship. Feyenoord itself won very easily today and was even 0-3 ahead of Fortuna Sittard at halftime.

Almeria - Barcelona 0-0 after 20 minutes, but that will of course not be the final score in this match. There will still be some goals, but not a whole lot. Barcelona has trouble scoring many goals and wins all matches with small numbers. Enough to become champion. A double blow for Barcelona if they win today, as Real Madrid already lost points against Atletico Madrid earlier in the week, which they almost lost to. Real probably gave up the title in mind. Too big backlog. Girona's away win against Athletic Bilbao was also great: 2-3

Another defeat for Chelsea. The Spurs are difficult to beat at home, but we should have expected a bit more from Chelsea. So far, all purchased players have not been able to leave their mark on the matches. If this continues, Chelsea will have to consider appointing a more experienced or talented manager. The season is a failure, but it could still be saved by putting in a good final sprint. Meanwhile, Manchester United look set to take the EFL cup with ease as they lead 2-0 against Newcastle United after just over 50 minutes. Every prize you win is one that counts.

Another draw for Liverpool today, but at least not lost. But 0-0 is not much use. Liverpool need to win everything and only then will they have a chance to qualify for the champions league. That's not going to happen this way. And van Dijk is also vulnerable in the back, especially the defense looks very vulnerable lately in this season. How are they ever going to solve it like this? There doesn't seem to be a solution at the moment and Klopp apparently doesn't see the solution either. He recognized that things are not going well for Liverpool at the moment.

Bayern Munich has made a slight mess of it at the moment. But we can also say that other teams have closed the gap with Bayern more. We have to take teams like Union Berlin seriously if you look at the results they have achieved in recent weeks. This can still be a big and difficult job for Bayern Munich, possibly that they will not even become champions of Germany. I would like to know what Bayern's odds are now to become champions.

Maybe we should take Napoli seriously in this tournament. In the group they also played impressively and if you look at how they are doing in the league, they are the best team in Italy. If you are the best team in Italy with great force majeure, then you can also win the CL, right? I think City would have a really hard time against Napoli. I think maybe Napoli is even better at the moment. Napoli also won the first match comfortably, so we will definitely see that in the quarterfinals. And with the draw anything can happen once. It would be nice if Napoli would already see against City of Munchen.

That seems to be another expensive loss of points for Real Madrid in its home game against Atletico Madrid. Atletico are ahead with a few minutes to play. Who knows what is still possible for Atletico. Championship is in if Baracelona also wins this weekend. Then the lead is 11 points, then you can see how fast things have gone after the winter break. They stand for a cartload of points. And good for Atletico's confidence to win at city rivals Real. Real Madrid were in pretty good shape, so this defeat will feel totally unexpected.

Not very convincing, but Arsenal certainly won the difficult away game at Leicester City. Important in the fight for the championship. can Liverpool maybe deliver another good game tonight? They need the points, but that is not surprising when you look at their position in this field. Tomorrow is the big day for United who have a chance to win the first prize of the season. A successful season for Ten Hag. ALl United need right now is good results and trophees, nothing else maters at the moment.

Bet big or small, that's different for everyone. Both large and small bets have advantages and disadvantages. But there are also people who are really playing with a lot of money. People who really play for fun, I don't think they even think about a particular strategy. And in the end you have to realize and realize that no strategy is watertight. No strategy gives guarantees of winning chances in the end. It can go well for a long time, even with odds of 1.01 or even 1.001, but sooner or later things go wrong. Then you have spent a lot. Layen of 3-3, many players have also started working and all went under.

It's an interesting discussion about Hans Niemann cheating. But to what extent can we say with 100% certainty that he cheated. What would a judge say about this? The problem still remains that he has not been caught in the act, then it will be very difficult. In his performances after that he also played very well while he was checked by all arbitrators with a hand scanner. So in those games it actually seems impossible to me that he cheated, yet you don't know with the new technology. I'm not watching anything anymore. It is a pity that Carlsen has withdrawn from the World Cup.

Despite the hefty punishment Juventus have received, they are perhaps the most stable and the best team behind Napoli. Di Maria was also great in the Europa League this week. Perhaps the best goal of the tournament so far. How many points can Juventus still take this competition? It's a matter of winning all the games. Maybe Juventus are out to win it all because they are really fed up with the situation and want to show how good they are. There really is a lot of quality in this team. It is also unbelievable that they are now going to finish so low in the league because of that penalty.

Addictions are almost impossible to control, that's what makes it so difficult. And certainly also because when gambling you also develop a feeling of euphoria when you have won a lot of money. Then you live in your own dream world and you are in a daze. How could you unlearn it? The answer is simple, but the implementation and process are very difficult. Only way is to stop. And reducing is not an option either, then you will remain triggered. There are also clinics, but there are many stories of people who then relapse into gambling addiction. And then you start from scratch again.

Nice draw from the Europa League. No big names that are linked to each other, partly due to the fact that teams from the same country are not allowed to play against each other. Why was this rule introduced? I don't see any added value or benefit to that rule. In the group stage I could still imagine it because then you could help another team in the last game, but that is certainly not the case in the quarter finals. Nice to see that a team from Ukraine is also there. Man United is the big favorite for me now.

Inter has put down a nice series in the league, but what is that worth for a team like Inter if you know that you can no longer become champions? Trailing Napoli 15 points. And to think that they managed to win the head-to-head match a few weeks ago. Otherwise you are talking about 21 points behind. The objective will undoubtedly be to get 2nd place and then see if anything is possible in the cup. Qualifying for the CL is also important through the league. Sampdoria is unlucky that the last 3 teams are all relegated, where in many other countries 2 go straight out. Who's going to save that team? And what would Mourinho think about his current performance? He does an excellent job with a 3rd place between all that violence. I think the highest achievable at the moment with this selection.