I don't think it is very different, AC Milan should be the favorite to win. AC Milan looks to have a better squad and they play quite consistently during this season. Moreover, the stats of head to head that AC Milan always got a better result. Although AS Roma has been managed by De Rossi, I'm not so sure that AS Roma will beat AC Milan. If we look at the stats in Serie A, AC Milan is also more superior than AS Roma.

You can feel optimism because you view it from your own perception. It is not totally wrong but I am sure most people will think the same as me, that AC Milan looks like to beat AS Roma and qualify for the next round. AC Milan also has no chance to win the Scudetto, winning Europa title is the only hope for the title this season. So, AC Milan must play all out and won't give a chance for AS Roma.

Ronaldo has many rumors to join some clubs when he was about 35 years old. Since he is already 39 years old now, I'm not sure if there are many clubs interested to sign him. Man City, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, or even Chelsea must have no interest anymore to sign Ronaldo permanently. There are already many popular young players who deserve to join those top clubs. They must prefer to negotiate with Mbappe, Osimhen, or Lautaro Martinez over Cristiano Ronaldo.

No, Chelsea seems to have no interest in an old player like Ronaldo. Chelsea already has some young attackers, why they need to sign a player like Ronaldo? Although Ronaldo still performed well in SPL, he can play worse in other leagues. Moreover if Ronaldo must play in EPL, the most competitive league in the world.

I think Ronaldo will retire when he leaves AL Nassr. 



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Yeah, I hope it is just a rumor because it will be a bad idea if Al Nassr wants to let him goes. Talisca becomes one of the most important attackers in Al Nassr, he always showed a significant contribution in the field. If Al Nassr loses on of its trio attackers (Ronaldo, Mane, Talisca), I'm sure Al Nassr will decrease its attacking power so much. As long as they still have these trio attackers, they don't need to rebuild their attacking. So, they can focus on rebuild their defense and midfield for the next season.

Although Al Nassr can get the replacement of Talisca, I'm not sure the new player can adapt well with Al Nassr game style. We can see some top European players who failed to adapt with SPL. Benzema is one of the players who failed in SPL. Although he has a big name in Europe, he can contribute much for Al Ittihad.

There is no doubt that Leverkusen in the Bundesliga is unstoppable and so far is still unbeatable. I don't know if they can maintain this until the season ends or not. but this is a truly extraordinary achievement. In every match in the Bundesliga, Leverkusen can win, both in a big way and with modest goals. But, it's the same, the important thing is that they win.

And this time it was the same. Freiburg is not a weak team in the Bundesliga. Even though they put up quite a worrying resistance to Leverkusen, it was not successful. But indeed, it cannot be denied that Leverkusen always respects its opponents, even this time, Xabi also did not deny that Freiburg's resistance was quite troublesome for them. And this is an impressive match.


Source: Alonso interview

So far, in La Liga, Barcelona's performance is incresing, satisfactory enough. It may not be that easy, but finally, Xavi is able to bring Barcelona's strength back after previously experiencing a quite disappointing downturn in performance.

At least, now, they have reclaimed second place from Girona. Although it is quite impossible to take over Real Madrid's position.

Barcelona's victory over Atletico Madrid was also a very proud result. especially since this is an away match for them. So it can be seen that Barcelona is really ready for their match against Atletico Madrid. This was a very satisfying victory, not only 1 goal but also 3 goals to make Atletico Madrid really embarrassed and disappointed. This is very sufficient for that.

The results of the match was quite surprising. I think Inter would win, even easily, if we look at their status and strength compared to Napoli. Or maybe, Inter's elimination from UCL really affected their emotional stability and motivation to this day. Hmm, I don't know.

But with this draw result, it probably won't affect Inter because after all, Inter is still firmly in first position. But for Napoli, that's pretty good. Moreover, this is one of the prestige of being able to fight and hold Inter, even if it only draws. However, we see how Napoli's efforts to struggle in this match.

Juan Jesus, really great for Napoli this time. Because with the goal he scored in the 81' minute, they were able to equalize the position to a 1 - 1 draw.

Source: Inter vs Napoli

Yes, this really will be a deciding match. Both have the same probability of winning. It cannot be denied that this can sometimes be a game full of tricks and can end beyond the expectation. Yes, we are really waiting for this match.

Meanwhile, on the other hand, Man City also has to focus on several other matches. Apart from the UCL, there is the FA Cup. Where Man City also managed to get into the semi-finals, after beating Newcastle without a heavy burden. And later they will meet Chelsea in the semi-finals. So, they really have to organize their squad so that it can be optimized in all matches wisely.

UCL, undoubtly is the most coveted trophy by every club.
Liverpool, well, this club actually always has chances in every league match. Like in the EPL, Europe League, and also in the FA Cup,

but, only, well,  they failed, they even failed because they lost to Man United. That's why this is quite surprising and also raises concerns and distrust of Liverpool being reduced enough to hold another trophy. Because, whether in the Europe League or EPL, there are still competitors who will be very troublesome for them.

Actually, I was quite surprised by Liverpool's failure to advance to the semi-finals, after losing to Man United. This is beyond my expectations. Luckily it wasn't a bet for Liverpool. Look at how happy the Man United players, after being able to beat Liverpool in such a satisfying way.

Source: Manchester United have now knocked out Liverpool

Yeah, we have many rumors about the top clubs interested in Xabi Alonso. However, Xabi Alonso still doesn't decide anything, he only wants to focus on Leverkusen until the end of the season. Because of this, Xabi Alonso isn't impossible to stay in Leverkusen although there are many interesting offers, including the offer from Liverpool and Bayern Munich.

If Xabi Alonso decides to leave Leverkusen, he must manage one of the big teams in the world. He is linked with Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Man City. I'm not sure how valid the rumors on Real Madrid and Man City but it is very clear that Liverpool and Bayern Munich wants to hire him. It is interesting because Xabi Alonso actually a new coach, he didn't win any prestigious trophy yet. And Leverkusen be the first team that Xabi Alonso manages in the main league. It is very surprising to see the response of those big teams.



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How do you know that the team which can defeat Porto can win the trophy?
Even if the history told us that fact, but it doesn't always guarantee the win. There are many record has been broken, and some certain curses have also been refuted. I think we shouldn't believe in this thing anymore. It is better to analyze the squad quality, coach ability, current performance, and the readiness of the squad to play for the next match.

Well, people assume Arsenal isn't likely to beat Bayern Munich because Bayern Munich has a better squad. Bayern Munich has the players who have good experience in UCL. The current performance of Bayern Munich in UCL looked good as well. And Bayern Munich seems to have not any curse in UCL. So, they has no something to hinder them to qualify to the next round.

The win can't be determined by the level of their leagues. If we consider the league, West Ham will be the favorite team because they are in the best league in the world, EPL. However, in the fact people prefer to favor Leverkusen because they performed very consistently both in Bundesliga and Europa league. So far, Leverkusen still can't get a single lose, they only got some draws.

In the match Atletico Madrid vs Inter Milan, they have the same level of leagues. The position in their leagues also can't improve the chance to win because they are playing in a different competition. International competition like UCL and UEL always provide any surprise because each team has own motivation. I think the motivation of the players and the readiness to play is a more important reason. Another reasons can be about the quality of the coach and the players as well.

You're right, it is still difficult to predict which team to win. Although we see many reasons to favor Leverkusen but it can't guarantee anything.

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This is a very decisive match for both of them, cz their positions will definitely change. And this time, unfortunately Lens was not been able to optimize the opportunities they had. In fact, statistically, they didn't lose. In fact, Lens was more dominating and attacking. Various attacks were attempted to break into Nice's goal. But, it turned out he couldn't. In fact, Nice's counterattack could quickly reverse the position. In this condition, it turns out that Lens is quite difficult. And in the end, Nice were truly able to conquer Lens with great pride.

In football, more goals than the opponent, means victory. whatever the process and how good statistic shows. it's just a matter of the goal created.

Lazio's struggle in this match was quite dramatic. Even Lazio was 1 goal behind for quite a long time. In fact, at the start of the match, Lazio were really unable to attack Frosinone's back line, as if they were hampered by a fairly strong fortress. Until in the end, Zaccagni's first goal really opened up opportunities for Lazio for other goals. And even more so in the 2nd minute, in the end, Lazio could really get on track to return to their best performance again.

Lazio's victory over Frosinone with 3 goals made them quite able to repair and cure the disappointment of several previous match results which were very disappointing because of these defeats.

Thanks so much to Castellanos.



Source: Lazio win

I thought so.
At least, Girona wouldn't face any difficulty when playing against  Getafe. For, they were able to defeat some bigger clubs.
But, the fact that Girona couldn't even score any goal, on the other hand, Santiago did it in the first half. This became quite surprising.

I thought, ouch, it'd be in the second half, then. But, no goal added even until the time was up. And here, Girona was defeated by Getafe.
We can see how Getafe also actually tried their best effort. Santiago also did it very well. It's not kind of luck for him, it's really purely his and his team efforts to score the goal.



Source: Getafe vs Girona

It is true. One of the main reasons why Al Nassr signed Ronaldo that they want Ronaldo to do his best to help winning the title of SPL. Besides Ronaldo can improve the popularity of Saudi league, Al Nassr must expect to win Saudi league title. Sadly, Ronaldo always got many obstacles although he already did his best. In this season, Ronaldo actually have played well, he becomes the top scorer. He is just unlucky because Al Nassr has not competitive midfield line and it has weak defense. That makes Al Nassr got too many conceded goals during this season.

Why Talisca wants to leave Al Nassr?
I think he still becomes one of the most important players in Al Nassr. Talisca scored 16 goals in Saudi league, scored 6 goals in AFC, and scored 1 goal in King's Cup. It simply described that Talisca contributed a lot for Al Nassr. I'm not sure if Al Nassr management wants to let him leaving Al Nassr. It will be difficult to get the replacement of Talisca.

If the 1 point gap can last until the end of the season, Man City will fail to win the title.  
I know it is a small point gap, but it means a lot. Whatever the reason, Liverpool and Arsenal still have the bigger chance to win EPL title now. I'm very curious why you think Liverpool and Arsenal will experience a deadlock in the future? Do you have a strong reason?
Liverpool may have some injured players but most of the key players who got injured, they already returned to the team. With Salah, Nunez, and other players who recovered from injury, I think it will make the chance for Liverpool to win EPL title bigger. Arsenal often lost focus toward the end of the season but I think they already take many lessons from the bad experiences in the past. So, they must already prepare something to avoid it.

The competition for the title becomes more interesting because the point gap among 3 teams is very small. Even, the total points of Liverpool and Arsenal are the same. Meanwhile Man City only has 1 point difference with Liverpool and Arsenal. This will be a tough competition until the end of the season.



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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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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