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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Even though Leeds had a good start to the season I don't think that they can resist Chelsea much this week. Chelsea have been very dominant against them and I expect Chelsea to maintain this superiority by this game as well. Chelsea must be really annoyed by the last minute goal by Tottenham last week so it is a chance for them to win this week. I still think that Chelsea need to sign a striker after Lukaku and Werner's departure by the way.
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I'm also believing in Roma to be more successful this season. However their performance in especially big games will play a big role in their success. For example they have a home game against Juventus next week. This would give us some idea about how ambitious they are. But this week they have a comfortable game against Cremonese. They shouldn't struggle against one of the new teams of the season.
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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.
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Real Madrid can retain their title as well therefore it is absolutely early to talk about this. For now, I see Barcelona as the only team that can compete hard for the title with Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid started better maybe but I believe it is just misleading. Because they haven't changed anything and it is the opposite for Barcelona. In time we would see Barcelona making a big difference compared to them.
I don't think so. We must see the result from the next match that will be faced by barcelona. This team may not consistent. It needs to be consistent. If you are still taking the result from the pre season and it's not viable anymore to be used for this time. Why you call that as a misleading? that doesn't even make sense. It seems like that you are feeling very optimistic with the next match that will be faced by barcelona. I just wait that and wanna see the result whether there was a change in the club or not. Where did you see exactly that I was talking about the pre-season games? ![Grin](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/grin.gif) I meant the results of the first week. As you can see Atletico Madrid won but Barcelona didn't. However I still stated that I didn't trust Atletico Madrid. Because they are a very unpredictable team. Barcelona can have a much better season than them with this new team composition. I believe the draw against Vallecano was just about being unlucky.
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The new week is going to start with a Tottenham - Wolves game. Tottenham got a really shocking loss against them last season. They lost 0-2 here. However I don't think this will happen again. Tottenham are very strong when it comes to offense now and Wolves didn't get satisfying results on the first weeks. Tottenham can take advantage of their poor condition and win nicely.
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It wasn't a good night for Basaksehir. They had big problems on keeping the 1-0 advantage against Antwerp. Their being under a big pressure brought the equalizer as well in the last minutes. This is a very common thing among the Turkish teams when it comes to European tournaments I'm afraid. Basaksehir could struggle more in the rematch and I'm not very positive about next round for them.
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Real Madrid can retain their title as well therefore it is absolutely early to talk about this. For now, I see Barcelona as the only team that can compete hard for the title with Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid started better maybe but I believe it is just misleading. Because they haven't changed anything and it is the opposite for Barcelona. In time we would see Barcelona making a big difference compared to them.
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Nunez's incident in the last game was definitely unacceptable. He should have been able control his temper there. This is not a good start for him here. He has got a very unnecessary red card in his second league game already. If he doesn't make up for this later then Klopp wouldn't be very willing to give him many chances in the important games especially. Nunez is a skilled striker and he should focus on being that only.
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Arsenal are one of the teams that started the season by two wins. As there are only two teams that did this, it is attracting. Their next game is an away one against Bournemouth. Maybe the bookmakers think that Arsenal are very clearly the favourite but I'm not very sure about this. Bournemouth aren't a weak team and they wouldn't let Arsenal win easily. Maybe this game could be the first one Arsenal lose points.
Don't you have double thought over that game, Arsenal will win comfortably against Bournemouth. Weak team or not, a win over Arsenal is not possible this weekend. Did you see how they played last week ? Yes some goals was as a result of the Goal keepers fault but they fought back to score and also seal the game. They now play with a goal in mind and vision knowing fully well they are up for the top four spot. Two London sides are my favorites for the Premier League @ Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. I know how strong Arsenal are at the moment. Arsenal are obviously the favourite but I just don't want to take it for granted now. Bournemouth might have a potential to make difficulties for Arsenal in case Arsenal struggle with finishing. Arsenal just shouldn't underestimate their opponent after this great start. This will be the key factor for them to stay strong in this game as well. Gabriel Jesus was very good last week and they will hope him to maintain his good performance.
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We have a delightful game ahead on this Sunday. It is Atalanta - Milan. Both teams got satisfying wins on the first week. When it comes to the games between them Milan defeated them two times in the league last season. They won 3-2 away but actually the score would have been more comfortable as well. We will see if Atalanta will have their revenge but for now I believe in Milan to win again.
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https://as.com/futbol/el-atletico-rechaza-una-oferta-de-130-millones-de-euros-del-united-por-joao-felix-nAS claims that Manchester United have made a 110 million pounds offer for Joao Felix but it has been rejected by Atletico Madrid. Even if the team didn't reject I think that Joao Felix wouldn't be eager to sign for Manchester United as well. Manchester United should be looking for more realistic transfers. Because it is too difficult for them to convince the players whose teams are big and competing in the Champions League at the same time.
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Losers of the first week of the season are facing each other tomorrow night. Sevilla are hosting Valladolid and obviously Sevilla are the closest to win here. On the other hand there is an interesting statistics between these teams as well. I mean that their last three head-to-head games ended up with 1-1 draws. This is a point to take into account for sure but I still want to trust Sevilla about getting their first win this season.
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