About strengthening the protection and buying new players there sounds quite controversial. On the one hand, of course there are no limits to perfection and Barcelona has a place to grow and strengthen and it is necessary to do this constantly. On the other hand, let's not forget that Barcelona's financial problems have not gone away and there are certain limits to which the club can spend money. As far as I know, the club still owes a certain amount to Messi, and the fact that the leaders of Barcelona have been agreeing for the last few years to postpone the payment of their huge salaries does not mean that these salary debts have been forgiven and will not have to be paid later. Therefore, you still need to be realistic and Javi should be able to manage the resources at his disposal.

It's just that the statistics of performances in recent years speak for Manchester City, when the team is steadily fighting and winning the league title, as well as the strength of the squad, which has been further increased with the appearance of such a powerful figure as Haaland. Arsenal have not been a contender for the title in recent years and I am not sure that their players are used to the powerful pressure that every player is subjected to in the fight for the title. Therefore, it is too early to draw any far-reaching conclusions and we need to see at least the results of Arsenal following the results of the 1st round of the championship, yet the first 10 rounds are certainly encouraging, but nothing more and the main fight for the title is still ahead.

As for Juventus getting into the Champions League zone as a condition for continuing to work with Allegri, there are no questions at all. Despite the current gap of 7 points from the leader and even a potential 10 points, I think there is no reason to exclude Juventus from the championship race, because the 11 rounds of the championship played compared to the remaining 27 rounds is nothing. Moreover, there is not much confidence that Napoli will keep up the pace until the finish, at least the history of last year says so.I would also like to note that Pogba is not taking part in the matches yet, and it was with this player that Juventus had high hopes for moving to a new level. Yes, the current Juventus is not stable and has not yet fully met the expectations of experts and the wishes of its fans, but there is still time and everything is still ahead.

Another crack in the relationship between Ronaldo and Manchester United head coach Ten Hag. In principle, I perfectly understand the behavior of Ronaldo, who defiantly left the bench at the end of the match when he realized that the head coach of the team had no intentions of releasing him on the field. I repeat once again for critics of such a move on the part of the player that Ronaldo expected until the very end that the head coach would still release him on the field. As a great player, he has the right to such behavior, because he does not have much career time left to spend it on the bench. On the one hand, I understand perfectly well that the most important thing for the head coach is the interests of the team, but still this situation shows obvious problems in communication between the player and the head coach.

Unfortunately, there are no universal recipes in such situations and a lot depends on the degree of depth of crisis processes, because many tools that are effective at minimal stages are practically useless in severe phases. The economic policy of states in the last century has been tied to the idea of economic growth, but this tactic cannot work indefinitely. Periodic crises are inherent in the very nature of capitalism, and the measures that governments have taken and are taking to prevent crises actually only delay its onset. Thanks to such measures, there comes a situation when measures to stimulate the economy no longer bring the necessary effect and we have to further increase the degree of economic stimulation, but everything has limits and, by the way, a recession is not the worst thing that can be expected. In principle, in such a recession situation, a strategy of investing in precious metals and raw materials should work to protect against inflation, but given the imbalances and perversions that are now present in the global economy and the economic policy of states, it is not a fact that this will necessarily work.

Business in general is a risky thing and it is not for nothing that it is said that only the winner drinks champagne. Few people will remember the predecessors of losers who tried to bring the idea to life, but the winner gets fame and privileges and most importantly all the cream. There are many ideas that are floating in the air and seem to have to find their embodiment in physical reality, but so far this is constantly hindered by something. It may be recalled that Zuckerberg himself was not a pioneer in social networks, but he managed to ride the wave and, thanks to successful actions, succeed. But business does not like those who stand still and try to use old recipes in new changed conditions, and therefore it is commendable and quite understandable that the Meta corporation itself and Zuckerberg in particular are trying to find new horizons and a new point of growth, since financial resources allow such experiments. As for the topic of transparency of such investments, which investors are worried about, I would like to say the following. There are some secrets of the business kitchen that no one should be privy to, especially competitors, and if there is an opportunity to hide something, then any such organization will not fail to take advantage of it.

I also believe that the inclusion of cryptocurrencies as a separate subject in the school curriculum is not yet an urgent need. With all my interest and respect for this topic, it is still worth knowing that it is too early to say that cryptocurrencies occupy such an important position in the global economy and finance that it should be given priority in the process of school education. Yes, there is some progressive movement in the spread of cryptocurrencies in the economy and finance, there are some successes in the recognition by the state, but there is still a lot of work to be done in this direction and a long work will have to be done in this direction. On the other hand, this does not negate the fact that familiarization with this topic can be carried out within the framework of other academic subjects related to finance and investment.

A very important victory for Liverpool, because after a not very impressive start in the championship, some self-doubt began to be felt in the team, the apotheosis of which can be called Klopp's words after the defeat to Arsenal in the last round that they dropped out of the championship race. Considering how many rounds have passed since the beginning and how many are still left, for me personally, there is some slyness in the words of the German specialist, although of course the task has become more complicated and it is always better to be among the leaders from the very beginning than to break through from the depths. By the way, Salah scored unlike Haaland. Both of those players were saved by the head coaches of the teams in previous Champions League matches, and if Haaland did not appear on the field in Copenhagen at all, then Salah's exit in the second half of the second half in Glasgow was marked by a record-breaking hat trick. Maybe Guardiola should have done the same with Haaland for game tone?

It was not for nothing that there was information that after the Barcelona-Inter match there was a meeting between Barcelona President Laporta and Xavi, where Laporta said that Barcelona has no task to win the Champions League this season, but has a task to win La Liga. That is, the club's management is well aware that the team is still under construction and there is no need to demand everything from Xavi right now. Another question is that a 3-1 loss in El clasico does not bring the cherished goal closer, but rather puts it a little further away. The team that had previously conceded only one goal in 8 matches immediately conceded 3 in one match. However, nothing serious has happened so far and the gap between Real Madrid and Barcelona is only 3 points, there are still three quarters of the championship and the return game in Barcelona. I would like to draw attention to the two super-bombardiers of the clubs that Benzema finally scored his goal on August 28, but Lewandowski this time managed without scoring a goal. Real Madrid have confirmed their class and title claims, and Xavi still has a lot of work to do.

Let's still not compare the Champions League and La Liga games, because with all due respect to La Liga, the Champions League has completely different stakes and a different level of resistance, despite some exceptions that still confirm the rules. Therefore, with some assumptions, but we can say that Barcelona should easily win its matches in La Liga, given what players it has and what transfer value these players have. I think that the transfer cost and the level of Inter players is higher than that of Shakhtar and Barcelona played quite well with Inter. Everyone saw what problems Real Madrid had at the same time and with what difficulty, mixed with a miracle, Madrid was able to snatch the coveted draw. Therefore, the layouts for the match are ambiguous and Barcelona has a real chance of success.

The Formula 1 championship this year is quite paradoxical, because everyone was looking forward to the fact that with the change of technical regulations we would get a lot of competition in the fight for the championship title, but as a result we got something different when the same driver won the title for a huge advantage for the second year in a row. And if last year there was an acute struggle until the very finish of the championship, until the very last stage, until the very last lap, now everything was already clear to absolutely everyone in the middle of the season, just some were afraid to admit it to themselves and waited in vain for the revival of intrigue.

To the question of who does not consider the League of Nations to be the official tournament of the national teams, because the unsuccessful game of the England national team in this tournament plus the subsequent failure at the World Cup can really cost Southgate the post of head coach Firstly, we really need to wait for the England national team to play at the World Cup and if the team reaches at least the quarterfinals and at the same time shows a solid game, then I think that the talk about Southgate's resignation will subside by itself and he will be given the opportunity to finalize until the end of the contract. As for the news about Tuchel, I think that it is not worth taking this seriously yet and this is just one of the hypothetical options and other candidates will certainly be considered whose figures will be treated with the same seriousness. Therefore, I do not think that Tuchel will reject all incoming offers and expect only this offer. No, I think that if there is a decent offer from a top club that suits Tuchel, then the German specialist can happily agree to it.

Football is a fairly simple game in which the winner is the one who scored one more goal than the opponent and it does not matter at all how many shots were hit on goal before. Manchester United can at least be praised that, despite everything, the team continued its efforts to score a goal and still achieved success in this, albeit in the time added by the referee. In football, there are often situations when a better team cannot score its goals to an opponent who is inferior in class. Therefore, this match should not be considered indicative of the ability or inability of the MU to score goals. Also, let's not forget about the Omonia goalkeeper, who certainly wasn't an extra in this match. By the way, Omonia goalkeeper Francis Uzoho said that this match is probably the best in his career, and the UEFA press service named him among the contenders for the title of the best player of the week in the Europa League.

I am not sure that even the leadership until the middle of the season will necessarily be provided by Scudetto Napoli, because we have already seen something like this last season and yet Napoli's efforts were not enough for the end of the season. On the other hand, when a team leads for the second consecutive season, it should have a positive effect on the team's self-confidence. Also, a lot depends on whether top teams like Inter, Milan and especially Juventus will be able to solve their mental problems and problems with the squad, because the current Napoli has enough potential at least to spend the season more smoothly and become a champion, unlike competitors. With all due respect to other clubs, I do not yet see them having the same potential as the above three to consistently spend the entire season among the leaders of the table. However, quite a few rounds have passed yet, and some estimates can be started only after at least the middle of the season.

Inter, unlike Barcelona, only needs to win one match out of the remaining two to guarantee their participation in the playoff stage, and given that one of the opponents will be Viktoria Plzen, this task looks quite feasible. On the other hand, Barcelona should still be happy that Lewandowski, who compared the score twice in the match, still left at least some hopes for the club's fans for a favorable outcome of the case, as well as ter Stegen, who deflected a point-blank shot into the goal. And so, while there is a very high probability that Barcelona will certainly not remain completely without European cups, but this will be limited to the transition to the Europa League as last year.

I don't know about the bookmakers' alcohol preferences, but the bookmakers are clearly looking at the result of the Shakhtar-Real Madrid match, when Madrid barely saved a draw with great difficulty at the cost of a bloody face of Rüdiger at the 5th minute at 5 minutes added of the game Therefore, if I were you, I would be more cautious about the chances of the teams in the upcoming El Classico. For me personally, Real Madrid is also a favorite in the upcoming match with Barcelona, but only on the basis that the match will be held at Real Madrid's home stadium. By the way, Benzema does not seem to be in the best shape yet and has not scored goals in the last two matches, unlike the same Lewandowski, who scored two goals for Inter and almost saved the match for Barcelona and kept the chances of getting out of the Champions League group stage into the playoffs.

In principle, although the worst has already happened and Juventus lost to Maccabi, the team still has chances to get out of its group and the match with Benfica becomes decisive. Another question is that even Juventus' victory in this match just leaves chances until the last round and Juventus will not only have to beat Paris Saint-Germain, but also expect Maccabi to repeat the miracle again and win now against Benfica at home. In general, expressing support for Allegri after losing the Maccabi match and making the chances of reaching the playoffs ephemeral, the Juventus management gave him a kind of indulgence almost before the winter break. Now the question is how Allegri will take advantage of this, what are the limits of patience and how terrible results Juventus should show in order for the club's management to dismiss the specialist.

This is El classico and that says it all. This match has its own separate meaning in itself, regardless of the state of Real Madrid and Barcelona, what place they occupy in the championship standings, how they perform in the Champions League. Of course, this also has its own significance, but it is not necessarily decisive, because a team that has some failures may try to take a kind of revenge for this and vice versa. It is also worth considering that this is not the final part of the championship and a defeat in this match will not put an end to hopes for the championship title, so the excessive responsibility of this plan should not put pressure on the players. I believe that Real Madrid will have some advantage, but only because Real Madrid will be the host of the match. And so, Barcelona also has a good chance of success.

I am well aware of how strong the competition for the coveted place in the Champions League is between the clubs of the English Premier League, but still I don't think it will be much easier to accomplish this task by winning the Europa League. This is a cup tournament and the element of chance plays an important role here. Just one unsuccessful match in the playoff stage can cancel out all the efforts spent before. Therefore, I understand perfectly well that Manchester United must make every effort to get out of their group and the club has excellent chances for this, and yet you should not overestimate your strength and capabilities, because the winner and, accordingly, the participant of the Champions League next season will be only one. Also, do not forget about the clubs that will take third places in the Champions League groups, which will move to the Europa League and make up a lot of competition. Therefore, I think it will still be much more reliable if Manchester United tries to ensure their participation in the next season of the Champions League through Premier League games.

In four days there is an important and fundamental match with Liverpool and maybe Josep Guardiola decided to save Haaland a little for this match. In principle, this match was not expected to be very problematic and City had some margin over the rest of the opponents, and still, with all that, Manchester City still secured an early exit from the group. If this is the case, as I assume, then I agree with Guardiola, because it's not a matter of constantly putting a young player in the squad twice a week and if you remember, Haaland had some injury problems at Borussia Dortmund last season when he didn't play for a while. Therefore, I think Guardiola decided to be safe with the player, although personally I expected Josep to release the player for a while at the end of the match, as he did with Foden.