not only learning from the experience of the first leg but also learning from past mistakes when Man City failed, but Ancelotti is a smart coach who has many ways to find out the right strategy to give Man City a dead end by focusing on Guardiola mainstay players like Haaland and De Bruyne had difficulty scoring because Madrid defense as a whole focused on De Bruyne and Haaland.
after giving each other attacks several times, I thought it looked like Real Madrid would just try to survive until the last minute ended and entered the penalty round and all of that came true without seeing the penalty shootout round. I confidently said that Real Madrid would win and qualify for the semi finals.

in this semi final round, we all know who the strongest candidate is to win the UCL title this season, even though Real Madrid still faces strong obstacles against Bayern Munich, but Real Madrid has more experience to be able to find a way to qualify for the final round.
If Madrid qualify for the final round and Dortmund qualify for the final round, it is certain that Real Madrid will hold the title this season, but if PSG qualify for the final round, I think Madrid will work a little harder because facing PSG will also provide difficulties that they will experience Ancelotti squad.


even though my bet lost with the Man City vs Real Madrid draw, at least I was proud to see my favorite team qualify for the semi finals and my loss was covered the victory from Bayern Munich.

as long as there is no other team that is able to consistently compete with PSG it will certainly be very difficult to break the dominance and it will continue to be boring seeing league 1 being dominated by PSG and the point difference is now very far from the runner up team position which makes it very impossible to catch up on points from the remaining this matches.
and regarding PSG who will use second tier players, maybe that is true and previously Enrique has also used this method to manage PSG players wisely even though he has to sacrifice league 1 points but losing points in league 1 will not put any pressure on PSG which has been confirmed. guarantee the league 1 title.

I just want to guess that in the upcoming match against Lyon, Mbappe will definitely only sit on the bench and be rested by Enrique to maintain the physical condition of his flagship player so he is ready to compete in the UCL in the semi finals later.

in football matches nothing is impossible and there are always surprises in every match and we can take an example from another competition UCL when Barcelona failed after having a higher aggregate score and this can happen to Liverpool even though they lost in terms of aggregate score and played away from home, of course a surprise could happen even though the chance is very small.
It all depends on how Atalanta performs in the upcoming match and if Atalanta can be more careful not to make mistakes I don't think Liverpool has any chance.

It turned out that it was not in accordance with what we said and Liverpool had to regret leaving the European League despite trying to appear very great but any effort would not be able to change Liverpool situation.
even 1 score scored Salah is like a lucky score to get a penalty kick the chance and for me there is something wrong because even though it looks bad but actually Liverpool has a very consistent appearance in terms of mastering the ball looks more relaxed but strangely does not have a chance to score a score
TBH, this failure I blame Klopp who uses an unreasonable strategy when using Salah in the second half and it is a big mistake like Klopp underestimated Atalanta and ended unable to pursue the aggregate scores that Atalanta had.

€150m is actually a little too expensive even though he's a player who still has a very young age but his best talent is only this season and before it hasn't been too reliable in his talent.
Real Madrid can still give an offer or may bring in Florian Wirtz but if with a price of that size and just got an extraordinary achievement this season, Real Madrid does not want to take too much risk.
but to be honest, I am actually doubtful if Leverkusen will release Florian Wirtz because there is a big dream in the next season to win the UCL title if this season won the European League title.

news about Florian Wirtz is still a matter of pros and cons because there is no certainty whatsoever from Leverkusen and in my opinion this player should be retained for one season to be able to get the same performance as this season to welcome the next season.
main reason is simply that Xabi has good dreams in the coming season of trying to compete in the UCL and with Florian Wirtz, Leverkusen performance will certainly be greatly helped and it would be better to keep him than to sell him.
because if Leverkusen really makes an offer of €150m, there will definitely be a team that can pay it, like PSG or Chelsea, which are teams that have large finances.

Man City is still the main candidate to hold the title this season but Arsenal for me will not be the strongest candidate to challenge Man City but Liverpool still has a big chance of being able to challenge Man City to win the EPL title.
there are many reasons why I exclude Arsenal from the list of season's title holders and the most common one is simply not being able to maintain consistency when in a positive trend, they suddenly experience a decline in performance in a row and this often happens.
Klopp felt he still had hope as long as Man City still had matches scheduled in the UCL and took advantage of the situation when Guardiola tried to save his main players and at that time Liverpool would take over at the top of the standings.

there is no doubt that Inter will still win the derby even though Inter can still concede against Cagliari, but Inter has pocketed Milan weaknesses which will always make it easier for Inzaghi to set a strategy to beat Milan.
without beating Milan, for me, Inter can now lock the Scudetto title with a very large point difference in the remaining matches.

I have determined where I should bet and I set my prediction if a surprise result can occur in this match between a draw and a loss but the biggest chance is with a draw.
this match will indeed be an interesting match and betting on one team winning can be very profitable but I actually prefer to bet on the BTTS result with lower risks but also lower odds.
we'll see in the upcoming match. I'm really sure that at least Milan will score 1 score and Milan will also score 1 score or more.

one of the surprises that benefited PSG this season and with this very happy result, Enrique really feels challenged to try to be sure of getting the UCL title this season because in the next UCL match he will have an equal opponent against Dortmund and if Enrique is able to manage the PSG players well will definitely be able to win to qualify for the final round.
this season, perhaps not only Enrique but all PSG players have become more confident, even though most people previously doubted that PSG would fail, luck is on this team's side and I'm sure that as long as the coach can consistently rotate his players well, they will definitely qualify to the final round but not necessarily able to get the UCL title.

legacy of the EPL title still belongs to Man City.
I've had someone say this in several other threads and maybe in the next match Arsenal and Liverpool will get another surprise defeat but for Liverpool it's still unpredictable because they still have good experience at the top of the standings while Arsenal I really doubt this team because like what I once said is that no matter how good Arsenal performance is, they will definitely only appear consistent for a while, after that they lose consistently and end up failing to win the title and in fact I think Arsenal have failed this season.
but for Liverpool, for me, they still have a chance because being at the top of the standings in the past provides experience and has the right strategy to be able to try to compete with Man City, even though Guardiola team will not let that happen, but we'll see what will happen.

to get the treble winner title seems a little difficult because this season's performance is not as strong as last season and you can definitely compare how Man City last season looked like they were really the favorites and this season some people still doubt it and if indeed Man City can achieve it again, I have to admit that Guardiola is a great coach.

what I really like about Xabi squad is that all the players are very solid and all players can play an important role in every match without relying on just a few players, but every time Leverkusen players have the opportunity to score, they will do so without having to give the ball to the players they rely on.
therefore, the Xabi squad looks really consistent without being defeated even though they ended in a draw in certain matches, but 1 point is more meaningful than losing points in every match.
and this is what I am really proud of Leverkusen squad is very perfect, while Xabi strategy is very smart.

of course the European league will be a top priority for Xabi to gain a great history and experience achievements that look perfect to increase Xabi reputation in the future and this is all done because teamwork and coaches can unite and build a very strong, unbeatable team.
It's no wonder that anyone is very confident that Leverkusen will succeed in winning the title in the European league.

Barcelona worst season when they failed to win the La Liga title but still had hopes in the UCL but still threw away this opportunity with just 1 mistake when Araujo made a mistake and left the field after a red card was given to him.
It's true that no one expected this to happen and I'm sure there were a lot of bettors who lost in this match because it was very clear that they were competing at home and previously had a bigger aggregate score, they would definitely have had a big chance in yesterday's match, but there was only 1 mistake from Barcelona making all fans and bettors feel disappointed.

no one knows what Barcelona future will be in the next season and I'm also not sure whether they will be able to win the La Liga title again after Xavi leaves Barcelona and of course if they can't get a coach like Xavi, Barcelona future will be a little disrupted because it requires adaptation to strategies given by the new coach.
and whoever the new coach is, it will not be easy to manage a team that only has free players from the transfer market without being able to bring in the players they want.

TBH, I actually thought it wasn't a violation when Araujo just tried to block but accidentally brushed his foot against the opponent's leg, but the referee's decision was a wise decision and gave PSG a big chance and after that they could score a bigger score in the away game.
Barcelona could have held a draw in yesterday's match even with only 10 players but Barcelona should have prioritized its defense but I see that Barcelona is still with a big ambition to catch up with the score and ends up often giving PSG empty space in Barcelona defense line.

yep, of course that can happen because every season will bring different luck and surprises and that could happen even though many people believe that an away match will be a big disaster for Real Madrid but we don't know what will happen on the field later and I I still think positively if Real Madrid can still qualify for the semi finals because I think Man City is not as strong as last season.


a little disappointed with the results of Barcelona vs PSG but at least I have made a big profit because in UCL I always try to bet a little bigger than usual.

It's not an easy match for Barcelona but I think Barcelona can do it because they were able to win the away game against PSG in the first meeting. playing at home is a big advantage for Barcelona to beat PSG again. I think Barcelona only obstacle is Mbappe but Barcelona also has a strong squad. It was good to provide fierce resistance against the PSG players. Barcelona would have scored 3 goals. If the second match only resulted in a draw, Barcelona would still be able to progress to the next round.

even though Barcelona also has to think about its position in La Liga and is worried that it could be overtaken by Girona, Barcelona is also still playing well in Laliga and currently Barcelona is 5 points ahead of Girona, which means Barcelona can focus on the UCL first, even if they lose 1 match, Girona cannot overtake moreover, Barcelona is still preparing for the UCL match next week, so there is still time for Barcelona to prepare themselves.

their match was also just held last night so you are not too late to find out the latest information about these two clubs, Liverpool and Arsenal suffered defeats which their supporters who watched the match could not accept because the fans still wanted to see them still competing fiercely in the race, title but unfortunately both teams had to accept the defeat that occurred at their home, specifically Liverpool who suffered a quite embarrassing defeat against a weaker club even though we know that Liverpool performance is very strong in every aspect.

maybe because Liverpool previous defeat when they were beaten by Atalanta made the players mentality go down and they didn't perform optimally in the EPL even though whatever happens they also have to perform well in the EPL so they can present a trophy for their farewell to Jurgen Kloop at the end of the season but if they can't the separation between players and coaches did not leave a very good impression.

It seems not only 4-0 but 5-0 after Florian Wirtz scored 1 additional score in the final minutes.
In today's match it became a very impressive history for Leverkusen throughout the season to break the dominance of Bayern Munich with success that was very worthy.

at this time Leverkusen is a little more comfortable because of the remaining 5 matches it will not be possible to pursue Leverkusen points even Bayern Munich must admit that Xabi forces are more powerful and after this Xabi has a lot of space to really focus on the European League match to get rid of West Ham and that will be very easy for Leverkusen when competing at home.
Leverkusen became the strongest candidate in the European League this time after the bad performance of Klopp team when defeat in the first leg after that defeat in the EPL match.
Leverkusen players become very confident if the European League title is very close and this must be fought for for the success of Leverkusen history.

yep, whatever the situation that Real Madrid and Barcelona are experiencing right now they don't really care because these two teams just need to get additional points to continue to maintain their position and that is something that is highly prioritized even though the main players will be rested, of course Ancelotti and Xavi have other strategies to still able to get 3 points without spending a lot of energy.
1 score is quite valuable and it doesn't matter who says it's just a lucky score, but the most important thing is to be able to win only with the second tier of players and that is the coach's strategy to maintain the physical stability of the main players to prepare themselves for the UCL match later.
after all, yesterday's opponents Real Madrid and Barcelona were not strong teams so it was quite satisfying with 1 score.

for me, the 3 scores scored by ATM players were planned and on the one hand, Girona performance was not in good condition but had a decline in performance.
so no matter how strong Girona is towards the end of this season, it will not be easy against the top teams to steal 3 points from the top teams.

In terms of experience, Arsenal doesn't have as much experience as Munich, but in terms of mentality, without a doubt, in the first leg, Arsenal was able to have a mentality that was on par with Munich and was able to hold on to a draw at the end of the match.
now we think logically, if Bayern Munich had a strong mentality they should be able to win in the first leg but in fact Arsenal was able to put pressure on Bayern Munich so that Tuchel troops became a little unfocused.
In the second leg, it is likely that Bayern Munich will be stronger because they are confident at home, but the problem is that Arsenal is currently in a really stable condition in terms of squad depth, which is very strong and mentally they may be ready to match Bayern Munich playing style.

not sure whether Bayern Munich is capable of winning the second leg and it's not that I doubt Munich but the situation of these two teams is equal and it could end in a surprise.
Bayern Munich poor performance in the Bundesliga has made bettors hesitate in making future bets.

Leverkusen vs Bremen

this match will be an important match for Leverkusen to get 3 points to lock up the Bundesliga title this season without anyone being able to catch it again.
previously these two teams had met and Leverkusen played away at that time and was able to score 3 scores without any reply from Bremen, whereas this time Leverkusen is playing at home and certainly will not give Bremen the opportunity to score even 1 score against Leverkusen.
currently my betting choices are on double chance and BTTS which I predict will have a greater chance of winning and for me this risk is smaller.
Xabi will continue to help this team to try to gain valuable history throughout the season when it managed to lock in the top of the standings with a win against Bremen.

Arsenal vs Aston Villa
the best betting option for me is choosing double chance with BTTS.
Arsenal is no doubt in very strong condition as long as Arteta still has big ambitions to continue to maintain his position at the top of the standings, while Aston Villa may not be like the second half of this season which initially looked consistent but lately it looks unstable and in my opinion Aston Villa will at least score 1 score even though they will be beaten by Arsenal.

Liverpool vs Crystal Palace
Liverpool match will start soon and the formation data has been published by the media and Salah will appear full time in this match and I am sure Liverpool will at least score 3 scores while Crystal Palace is in a bad trend at the moment it will not be easy to break into Liverpool goal.
choosing to bet Asian handicap -1.5 is my best choice.

Sassuolo vs Milan
I still bet on Milan winning even though they are playing away and also in H2H Sassuolo can always put up resistance but that is only past data and the last meeting between the two Milan teams was still able to beat Sassuolo.
Milan will continue to secure additional points to continue to maintain a positive trend and also move further away from the points difference that Juventus has.

Udinese vs Roma
Udinese currently has an inconsistent appearance and also has a very bad performance, I am sure that as long as they host the team, they will continue to try to provide difficulties and can at least score 1 score.
and for Roma there is no need to doubt that De Rossi ambition is very big, he wants to continue to catch up with Bologna point difference and decided to bet on BTTS.

Inter vs Cagliari
who wouldn't want to bet on Inter winning? of course all bettors will place bets on Inter winning and it will be impossible for Cagliari to hold a draw or beat Inter just by relying on luck alone.

TBH, I haven't used parlay bets for a long time and chose single bets, but this time I feel like making a parlay bet and I hope I'm lucky this time.

It's not the right time to regret all that because it was a decision taken by management last season and now it's time for management to think about finding a replacement for Tuchel for the next season and actually there are several candidates who could provide a good change for Bayern Munich but for now it may be too early to tell.
I know that Nagelsmann is actually much better than Tuchel but expecting him to return to Munich is simply impossible and there is no need to expect that to happen and there is no need to regret anything that has been missed and in my opinion the coaching strategy patterns provided Tuchel and Nagelsmann are very different like Nagelsmann who is a little more assertive but can always find where Bayern Munich weaknesses are and cover them and improve these weaknesses.

currently the weakness is very clear that Munich defense is very weak and often concedes goals and I am sure that Tuchel should have known this but did not make any changes.
we can only hope that in the coming season Bayern Munich can at least bring in a new coach who has better experience and provides bright guarantees for Bayern Munich future.