A nice game between Barcelona and Manchester United which will end in a draw if no strange things happen. we have seen no less than 4 goals in the 2nd half. Did this duel deserve a winner? Actually both, so in that respect 2-2 is a fair result. But both teams will be happy with the draw, especially Barcelona because the rule that away goals counts double no longer applies. Barcelona and United have both been ahead once in this match. I think United are light favorites to go through if it stays 2-2.
Ajax - Union Berlin is a very disappointing ame so far with 0-0

Benfica has taken a very big step with this 0-2 victory at Bruges. Clearly the game with the weakest teams in this tournament. A great result for Benfica. There is still everything to play for at Chelsea - Dortmund, as a 1-0 win by Dortmund is absolutely no guarantee of progressing to the next round. Bayern Munich also seems to be doing very good business, but we must not forget that Mbappe was not in top shape and he will be in 2 weeks when the teams have to play against each other again. Bayern Munich also has no guarantee yet, a player like Mbappe can easily make the difference.

Benfica has taken a very big step with this 0-2 victory at Bruges. Clearly the game with the weakest teams in this tournament. A great result for Benfica. There is still everything to play for at Chelsea - Dortmund, as a 1-0 win by Dortmund is absolutely no guarantee of progressing to the next round. Bayern Munich also seems to be doing very good business, but we must not forget that Mbappe was not in top shape and he will be in 2 weeks when the teams have to play against each other again. Bayern Munich also has no guarantee yet, a player like Mbappe can easily make the difference.

The last time was a flop when the new Red Bull car was presented. It turned out to be the same car with a different sticker here and there. At least that's how Max Verstappen himself put it. Soon we would really see the new car from Red Bull. They turn out to have built a great car again. However, I am also curious about how the competition has done in recent months? Sitting still is a decline in this sport, but can Red Bull be kept up if you look at last season? There is no better driver than Verstappen, but with a bad car Verstappen will not become world champion, of course.

Yes that's right. Heitinga has been in charge of Ajax's 2nd team for the past few years and Ajax has decided to temporarily make him head coach. Little experience, but a child of the club and knows all the players. He may even have played together with some at Ajax. Schreuder made a very immature and childish impression in his press conferences. Peter Bosz was also free as a coach, but seems not to have been approached. But you can't call Ajax's last 3 matches because they were significantly lesser opponents. In the EL next week we will see where Ajax really stands against Union Berlin.

I also think that PSG doesn't really care how things go in the league. If they give their best for 10 games, that's just an easy 30 points, and it doesn't even matter who they all play against. They have been busy for a long time with the CL match against Bayern Munich next week. National titles are of no importance, but they would like to exchange them all for the cup in the CL in recent years. And I have no doubt at all whether PSG will become national champions, the only question is when they will do their best again in the competition, because that is the only reason that they are not much more points apart from the competition. Cup defeat can happen once, Marseille is also one of the better teams behind PSG.

I've been watching the news reports, but it doesn't seem entirely certain that Mbappe can't play against Bayern Munich. And I also think that the PSG coach wants to keep the cards under the table as long as possible. Why would they already indicate that Mbappe can certainly play or not? Bayern Munich will adapt its way of playing to that of PSG and whether Mbappe will play or not. Maybe they'll just wait until noon and then let them know if he can play or if he's not available at all. I wouldn't be surprised if he just joins in, even if it's just the last or the first half hour.

The balance of power between European and other continents is too great. There are many good players from South America, but just before they get really good, they often leave for Europe. That's why teams from South America will never be able to win these kind of competitions if you think carefully. I think a team was close last year or the year before, but then it went wrong with penalties. Actually, it's just a nonsense tournament to organize this, because I don't see the added value of it either. Who cares if you win this title? The only thing that matters is the CL and that's what the players are working on.

It is quite possible that Juventus will win this match big, but what is the point of that in the end? If we look at the ranking, we see that Juventus has a big backlog. Of course because of the points deduction, but in the first half of the season, and especially in the beginning, things didn't go well. And last season it wasn't good at all what they showed. since the last 2 seasons, the magic seems to be a bit off. Where did it go so wrong? Champion 10 years in a row and then not 2x. These are too striking figures in combination with this unsuccessful year.

Ajax is currently at a 1-1 score in the home match against RKC. Still quite a loss if you think about it. Structurally, a lot still needs to change. It is a matter of time before Ajax will no longer compete for the title. Twente was already leading 3-0 in the first half and we still see that score on the board now. Vitesse has been almost at the bottom for a while, but has too much quality. They have climbed out of the valley, but I don't think there is more than enforcement for this team. Still curious if a coach like Peter Bosz could bring Ajax back to the old level.

Bayern Munchen is a team that can play a draw for 3 weeks, but can also score 12 goals in 3 matches, for example. One thing we can say about Bayern Munich is that it is not a boring game at all. Still, I think Bayern is mainly focused on the game against PSG at the moment. And that match will be played in Paris, I expect that will be a lot of fireworks. But in the German league they also rarely encounter heavy opposition. The current number 2 is a big surprise but it is absolutely deserved. It's great that Union Berlin is in 2nd place. But Dortmund also seems to be able to compete for the title again, right? Only 3 points behind Bayern at the moment.

Juventus will play against Fiorentina today, but these kinds of matches are no longer important and attractive to watch due to the points reduction that it has received as a penalty. It would even have been possible to have a team relegated, but fortunately the club from Turin was spared that. AC Milan is in a dip in form and has completely lost the connection with the top. Juventus has only 4 points with Torino, the number 7. To enforce participation in a European tournament you have to finish 6th, that gap is currently 13 points. A lot, but if Juventus win each other 8 times, which they also managed to do a few weeks ago, then there is still something possible in itself. It would be strange to see a club like Juventus active in the Conference League next year.

Real Madrid was undoubtedly also the strongest team that participated this edition. But isn't that always the case with European teams? I can't remember a non-European club winning this tournament. And Real Madrid weren't even at their best, given the form they're in now. Also nice to have to play all those matches a few days before the CL starts again, that is also wonderfully scheduled. And then they can play against Liverpool soon. Not really a good preparation to play so many games in another area when you have to be focused against Liverpool.

A casino owner with a lot of money will take his gambling in his own way. After all, investing in a casino is also a certain degree of gambling if you think about it, of course. And he knows that a lot of gambling can normally eventually lead you to bankruptcy. Surely a wealthy casino owner has better ways to manage his money than gambling? He could gamble it away in his own casino, then he won't lose anything and he might still feel the kick and adrenaline. But when customers gamble, he is actually already gambling because he can also lose if customers win a lot of money.

PSV, Feyenoord and Ajax have always been the 3 big clubs in the Netherlands. From Twente it is actually a miracle that they still exist, this club almost went bankrupt a few years ago and I don't think it was saved with the help of the municipality. That they are now so high is very clever, but Ron Jans, the trainer also had a large share in that, I think. And Sparta is in a place they could only dream of. Had to fight relegation all year last year, that time seems to be over. And next week there will also be many European matches, with that in mind, certain teams will have given players some rest.

Seville is slowly but surely climbing out of the deep valley. You should not include the recent defeat against Barcelona, everyone loses from it these days and does not score any goals. Today they recorded a neat 2-0 win over Mallorca, not a great team but not one of the worst teams either. That should give Sevilla a bit of air. I never doubted that they would not maintain themselves without any problems, but of course this club participate in European football every season and the objective will undoubtedly be to enforce qualification for the CL. This season that will be quite a job, given the huge backlog. But they could also qualify for the CL by winning the El.

For years, no forum has paid attention to football in this country. Now that Ronaldo has started playing football there, it has even become the talk of the day with some people or newspapers. He has also more than lived up to his name by scoring 4 goals in the last league game. He's still so much faster and better than all the other players out there. Defenders don't know how to catch him at all and he sprints out the defenders without any problems. He also missed a huge chance once and then shot in the rebound. Messi vs Ronaldo in this competition, are we going to see that kind of thing again?

Atalanta have achieved an important victory in the battle for the CL tickets. Lazio in their own home is still a difficult hurdle to take, but they have passed it with flying colors and are secretly working on an impressive series. Even climbed to 3rd place, so that can still be a very good season. What should be in the minds of the Juventus players? It's like playing football in a league that isn't really important anymore. A club like Juventus wants to compete for the national title every year, but the last 2 years it was of course bad. Even when Ronaldo played there, the results were not too good. It scores big in Saudi Arabia.

Arsenal did not win at home. They are in a slightly lesser period in the last games. You also get little time from City, which will probably win its games now. The question is whether Arsenal can withstand the pressure in the coming games. The question will also arise whether they are not the favorite at the moment to become champions. Chelsea was also disappointed that they didn't win but they don't play great so I'm not really surprised. And also many 1-1 scorelines by the way, the most famous scoreline.

Graham Potter is not one of the best coaches in the league. That could also be the cause of the disappointing performance. Chelsea has spent a lot of money in the last period, but in total the team has also spent a lot in recent years. It did lead to them winning the CL a few seasons ago. In recent years, several trainers have also been fired from this club. The demand will be quite high at this club. Alan Shearer is also the all-time top scorer of this competition ever. With 260 goals, Harry Kane is the only one of the active players that comes close, but is "only" on 200 goals. Could Kane make another 61 in the EPL in his career? If he plays another 4 seasons, he should definitely be able to make it.