It was a wonderful night for Barcelona. People weren't able to trust them fully about this game because Real Sociedad were a tough team to beat for them. Their last game was barely a win for Barcelona by 1-0. However this time was clearly different. Barcelona destroyed them 4-1. Lewandowski performed very good by scoring two goals. Fati was also very impressive by one goal and two assists.
In my estimation, I think that Real Sociedad proved to be a tough rival. they had several clear chances and made the Barcelona tremble in various sections of the game, both in the first and second half. On the other hand, Barcelona, was more organized, there was great communication between players, they took over all the clear chances in the second half and in fact were able to increase the score even more, and the reinforcements looked good. The new additions to the team prove themselves like they are the right transfers. Lewandowski comes at first of course. I don't mean that Aubameyang has played bad so far. In fact he was great but Lewandowski is one of the most talented strikers in football now. Their scoring ability has increased much more as a result. The Vallecano draw was an unlucky result but they have made up for that.
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Milan were the better playing team against Atalanta but this was still not good enough to be victorious this time. Atalanta did a good job by maintaining their lead for a long time and after that they still did their best not to lose. I accept that it was one of the tough fixtures for Milan but they must continue with minimum point losses for retaining their title.
By the way Napoli have been the most impressive team for two weeks. Maybe Monza were an easy team to defeat but destroying Verona like that deserved the appreciation.
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There are only a few hours left for the closing game of the week. Normally I would be very excited about a game between Manchester United and Liverpool. But now it feels way different because especially Manchester United are in a terrible shape. Liverpool seem much better but their results so far haven't been satisfying at all. This might be an important chance for them to win for the first time. I believe this will happen.
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Almost all the favourite teams haven't been satisfying on the first weeks of the new season. Even Manchester City and Liverpool are good examples for that. Manchester City are better than Liverpool now but their Newcastle game was a disaster as well. I would never expect Newcastle to make big difficulties for the strongest team of the league here. They have made an important progress as it seems.
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There is less than a week left for the upcoming race in Spa. This is one of the special races in F1. The competition between Leclerc and Verstappen can be tighter here. Leclerc's morale might have dropped quite much after simple mistakes. He is still a very ambitious driver even though he has only a slight chance for the championship now. He would do his best but the team must help him at the same time. They have been like Leclerc's enemy so far.
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I don't find the rumours regarding Ronaldo to Sporting as realistic now. Ronaldo would rather sign for a big team that are capable in the Champions League. If he goes to Sporting then he should forget about success in the Champions League. The Liga Portugal isn't one of the biggest leagues as well. There is no meaning for him to join a Portuguese team while he is this much ambitious.
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It was a wonderful night for Barcelona. People weren't able to trust them fully about this game because Real Sociedad were a tough team to beat for them. Their last game was barely a win for Barcelona by 1-0. However this time was clearly different. Barcelona destroyed them 4-1. Lewandowski performed very good by scoring two goals. Fati was also very impressive by one goal and two assists.
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After selling Casemiro there are new rumours regarding Real Madrid these days. One of them is that they are planning to use the money came from the Casemiro transfer for signing Jude Bellingham before the transfer window closes. But I don't think this will go further than being a rumour. Because Dortmund stated some time ago that Bellingham is not for sale this season.
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Chelsea were nothing more than a huge disappointment today. Many of us were expecting them to win and even added them to our parlays. But they surprised all of us by this terrible performance. How can you lose 3-0 to Leeds? If you lose this kind of a game easily then there is no way I can trust you again for some time. Chelsea also need to improve the morale of the players as quick as possible. And they had better sign a reliable striker.
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Manchester United might be even ready to pay 100 million euros for Ajax youngster Antony. I know they don't have financial issues but this is still a debatable number for him. We don't even know how good he will perform now but they are ready to sacrifice this much high amount. He has been impressive for Ajax so far. But I still find the amount Ajax ask for is more than enough for him.
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Real Madrid had a great game and destroyed Celta Vigo by 4-1. I expected them to have difficulties but the second half made the difference in the game. Real Madrid proved how much ready they were for this season. The Almeria game made me doubt them first but this game helped the question marks in my head disappear. Ancelotti has a superb squad and system now for the La Liga.
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I didn't hear a thing about Aubameyang to Manchester United. I have only heard about Chelsea's interest in him recently and they might be close to signing him as well. Even if Aubameyang returns to the EPL his choice would rather be a team in the Champions League. He is leaving Barcelona in the end. The only way to convince him for Manchester United is to splurge on him about his contract like they did for Casemiro.
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Dortmund - Werder Bremen is already among the unforgettable games of the league for me. Just think about it. How often can a team like Werder Bremen can make this unbelievable comeback in only a few minutes? My answer wouldn't even be once. It was the worst day for the bettors who favoured Dortmund. This will make people think twice before betting on them again.
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It was obviously a one-sided game as Spezia had only two goal attempts in the whole game. There is a huge quality difference above all else but Inter didn't want to give even a single chance to their opponent here. Inter are even more competitive for the league championship this season after signing Lukaku. He has been helping the attacking line very positively.
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It wasn't the most comfortable win for Tottenham indeed. If Wolves were able to make use of the chances they found in the first half the score would have been way different than this. Wolves could have finished the half with a serious advantage. Conte had better learn his lesson after this performance to do better next time. They don't have much luxury to lose points in this kind of games.
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Dortmund are in a really interesting situation now. I have seen that they signed Modeste not much time ago. He is in the starting eleven against Bremen at the moment. Maybe it is related to Adeyemi's having a foot injury. This transfer must be made in a hurry I think otherwise they could have found a better striker. Modeste is decent but he is fitting middle-placed teams better.
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Trabzonspor can still make it to next stage. FC Copenhagen won the first game 2-1 maybe but I don't believe it is very disadvantageous for Trabzonspor. Maybe they are more inexperienced in this tournament but they are stronger in fact. They just weren't strong enough at defense in the first leg. If they improve this they can beat their opponent in Trabzon and eliminate them.
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Lyon have made a really impressive start to this season. This time they finished Troyes. Lacazette continued from where he left by scoring another goal. He has adapted to his old team very quickly and it is like he has waited for this for a long time. I'm wondering if Lyon can make it to top four this season. The previous one didn't go very well for them in general. But they seem more motivated for now.
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Another poor result for Sevilla on the second week. This would have been a nice opportunity for them to win against a weaker opponent. But Sevilla were too bad at attacking. They had only two shots on target despite having so many goal attempts. Valladolid punished them and Sevilla barely saved a point. This must be one of the worst starts Sevilla would like. If they want to be in top four they need to start playing better.
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I can't believe how Casemiro wants to leave Real Madrid. He is said to be after a new adventure and he must be aware of how much his future team are struggling now as well. Maybe the money is the biggest factor to convince him I don't know. The thing I know very well is that he has been a crucial player in Real Madrid midfield. Therefore Real Madrid should find a solid player like him.
Right now money factor is also having some good impact on players we can't reject offers like this they have almost done double and Casemiro is already 30 years old which mean now he can take this amount for next four years and this is not possible for any player to reject this offer. I have heard some rumours like he will earn around 25 million pounds yearly. This is a really difficult offer to refuse for a player who is this much old. Manchester United are just desperate about signing decent players to strengthen the squad. They just don't care about how much they spend on a player. I don't expect Casemiro to change the fate of the team as well or course. They still haven't been able to find the source of the main problem.
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