Lens are such a great team this season honestly. I didn't give them much chance for maintaining their claim for upper places in the league table.
But now they are even close to the leader technically as the gap is only six points. PSG also have a big contribution in this situation but this shouldn't overshadow Lens' high effort in most of the season so far. Even if they don't maintain their chance for the league title mathematically I'm expecting them to fight for the second place until the end of the season. Because it is a very important place to be able to qualify for the Champions League group stage directly. But at the end of the season I still favour Marseille for the place.
Interesting indeed, because the teams below Lens' position are teams that are used to competing for that place such as Marseille, Monaco and Lille. What's more, Lens is level on points with Marseille and also only has a three point gap with Monaco. So yes, it is quite convincing, of course, that the competition for second place will continue to be tough competition until the end of the season. But I personally don't care who will manage to finish in second place because at the end of the day, the teams from Ligue 1 are not fully able to compete for much longer in the Champions League. |
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Today's match of Italian League has already started. The match between Salernitana vs Inter between these two teams is almost over now. Inter is now leading by 1 goal. But Inter can score another goal at any time. They scored a goal in the first 6 minutes of the game. Inter is leading now. I hope Inter will win today's match.
The match had ended and Salernitana managed to score a goal before the match was over and with this result, Inter did not get a win in their last four matches in Serie A. Also, if Inter continues like this then of course Inter will be a team that the three teams below might overtake and maybe, Inter will drop out of the top six. Maybe before that not many of us thought that Inter would continue to decline, but the reality is that Inter at this moment do not seem to have the ability to survive in the top four. Because yes, only playing against mediocre teams, in reality Inter still failed to get full points. |
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Chelsea has been playing some matches really well. However, I see some weakness in the midfielders of the team, due to which the attacking players are not getting good support. However, if the coach of the team is looking for a new strategy, the players of the team must have great support to perform well.
I can't judge that the current performance of the Chelsea team is in good condition when looking at the results of the matches in the Premier League that Chelsea are facing, because Chelsea is even difficult to get a better ranking at this time and even now Chelsea is outside the top ten of the Premier League standings so it is unlikely to be able to win against Real Madrid in the Champions League, especially since the match that will be faced by Chelsea in the first leg will be at home to Real Madrid. Also, it's even worse at this moment that Chelsea are recruiting Lampard again as a coach and because previously Lampard has failed and so, I'm very unsure of Lampard's ability to be able to manage Chelsea at this time. Because clearly, Chelsea at this moment are in chaos which is certainly difficult to overcome only with a coach like Lampard. So yes, with the reshuffle in the Chelsea coaching chair at this moment, I personally am very pessimistic and really regret an incident like this. Meanwhile, Real Madrid still looks to be in good form and of course, Chelsea will have no chance of holding Real Madrid back. |
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What is clear, I still support Arsenal. yes, as a true fan I am happy to see Arsenal win game after game. As we know, the Premier League only leaves 9 more matches for Arsenal until this season ends. 8 points ahead of City, does not make Arsenal in a safe position.
Although Arsenal are way better than Liverpool this season but I see the odds are close between the two teams. It will be good for City to see gunners drop points tho even though it will be difficult to happen. City will face Southampton, I assume there will not be much challenge there. Yes, Arsenal are the strongest candidate to win the English Premier League this season, of course as fans are very excited to wait for the Gunners to lift the trophy, but the game is still quite long, the difference of eight points can still be chased by Manchaster City if Arsenal blunders in their last game then City still have a chance to catch up. Liverpool have been poor but they can be very strong at times, which is something that Arsenal should pay attention to and should not underestimate. Yes, I also think Manchester City will win the match against Southampton very easily and of course it is a clear victory that will bring City coffers of points. In essence, if Arsenal get consecutive defeats then of course Manchester City can overtake Arsenal, but if Arsenal can maintain the unbeaten result even though it is a draw result I don't think Arsenal can be overtaken anymore. Also, playing against Liverpool, I think Arsenal still have the ability not to lose which means, Arsenal can win and maybe can also hold Liverpool to a draw. But yes, however Liverpool also has a good chance to win at this home match and of course, this makes Arsenal have to be able to make their best efforts in this match. But because Arsenal are only focused on the Premier League at this moment, then of course Arsenal will be able to play optimally. |
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The performance of Real Madrid last night against Barcelona looks very strange to me but at the end of the game I read in papers where some of the players confirmed that they played as if they were playing finals and that was the instruction of their coach.
Real Madrid team and management know that they have not been very good this season as it is obvious from their La Liga games, they know that they have lost any chances of winning the La Liga, their best chances to win something is the champions league and the Copa del Rey. Every game is a preparation for the other game, and with this win, the confidence of the players and Benzena who scored a Hat trick will be up in readiness for their important champions league game and in their next game in the Copa del Rey. True, because by qualifying Real Madrid to the Copa del Rey final, it is certain that Real Madrid this season will win the Copa del Rey title because Real Madrid will play against Osasuna in the Copa del Rey final. Even though we can't underestimate Osasuna but still, they clearly seem to have a difference in quality so that Real Madrid this season will still win trophies. After all, even though Real Madrid still has a chance to win the Champions League, but to winning the Champions League is clearly not easy, so the Copa del Rey is an alternative that at least Real Madrid can reach this season. |
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Chelsea will be eyeing to get a win in the first leg clash against Real Madrid regardless of their poor performance when it comes to Champions League Chelsea can not lose easily to any team not even to Real Madrid whom they know has more chances of beating them if they don't play very well .
I don't think it's will be very hard for Chelsea to beat Madrid. Chelsea's current position is not very good, the change of the coach will greatly affect the game. Chelsea players must adapt to the new coach's style, and sometimes this is not necessarily going well. Indeed, motivation can beat everything, but Madrid players also has motivation to add their collection of UCL trophies even though they have become king of UCL with the most winners. They will have a new coach in their team and Lampard is familiar with the teams he doesn't need much time to use his tactics on Chslea because Chelsea is a team he was playing there for years and he is a famous person there, But I think Lampard is not experienced enough to face with Real Madrid, especially after the recent performance we saw from Real Madrid against Barcelona. I really don't understand why Chelsea brought back Lampard as interim manager, because previously Lampard was sacked and then Chelsea replaced him with Tuchel. With Chelsea's previous dismissal, this should have proven that Lampard cannot be expected too high. It doesn't matter that Lampard has the status of a legendary player at Chelsea, but in terms of managers and/or coaches, it seems that Lampard has not fully guaranteed good results. Because even, Everton who was previously coached by Lampard, in fact Everton still have to fight to stay away from the relegation zone in the English Premier League. Therefore, with a track record like that, I think Chelsea is making the wrong move at a very crucial moment like this, and this will really make Chelsea lose their chance in the Champions League. |
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Lecce will host Napoli. I have to say that Lecce has lost for 5 weeks. They are an out of form team. They are close to the relegation zone but we can say that they are a bit more comfortable. They can lose points for at least 2-3 more weeks and the losses won't scare them too much. Napoli, on the other hand, will want to win this game differently in order to forget the Milan defeat. I expect Napoli to score at least 2 goals.
Leece is a very comfortable opponent for Napoli to face just after they lost to Ac milan, if they were facing a strong team, it is possible that they may not have enough confidence to win the match, and if they lose two straight games, it will affect their confidence too much. Leece are not a strong team, they are 16th in the seria A table, and Napoli should be able to beat them even when they are not in full confidence. Napoli are surely going to win Leece and move very closer to winning the seria A title after 33 years. I expect Napoli to beat lecce differently. Maybe they can rotate. Because I have to say that they will face Milan away in the champions league. This match is actually more important than the lecce match. Of course they will beat lecce even if they rotate. Napoli has a large and strong squad this year. Lecce won't even be in a position to win because they are not in form. They are already in the relegation zone. Lecce is a promoted team so, if Lecce at this moment is in a position close to the relegation zone then basically it is a normal result or position as a promoted team. So yes, it's not about Lecce out of form, but because Lecce are a mediocre team and of course Lecce and Napoli are two different teams in terms of quality. So, I think it is clear that in this match there is nothing to worry about Napoli, because Napoli is a top team so of course Napoli has a better mentality in any situation. The previous defeat will obviously not affect Napoli's performance, even though this is an away match but Napoli is still the favorite team to win this match. |
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After the three previous el clasico matches, Real Madrid always lost but who would have thought, in the decisive match in the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid beat Barcelona with a score of 4-0. Indeed, I'm sure many of the predictors are picking Real Madrid to win, but I'm sure they don't think Real Madrid can win big and with clean sheets.
Because this season Barcelona has looked very good in defense, so it's only natural that before that many of us predicted about the two teams scoring goals, or about a narrow victory. But yes, of course this big win proves that Real Madrid is indeed a difficult team to predict easily. Because even though Real Madrid doesn't have a big chance of winning, but in reality, Real Madrid always wins with unexpected results.
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I agree.
Just by increasing slots to African and Asian countries it won't miraculously make them better.
We saw that with Qatar, every game they played it was painfully obvious that they were not at the required level to be there.
I guess this will become a bit more common in the next world cup, where more countries will qualify that don't really have the level we are used to see in the world cup.
It is not like additional slots are being given to Asian and African teams, not to improve their quality. This is a big misunderstanding. Additional slots are being given to them, because already there is an improvement in their quality. The previous allocation was based on the strength of teams half a century back, when Asian and African teams were quite weak. That is the reason why AFC/CAF were allotted so few slots compared to UEFA, for the 2022 Qatar edition. That mistake will be rectified for the 2026 edition. Agreed, after all even though at this moment they still don't look any better, but over time they will improve and it is very possible that in the future African and Asian teams can compete even better in the world cup. Also, with this additional slot, wouldn't that be a great opportunity for the better teams to be able to get easy points for certain matches. So yeah, I think there's nothing wrong with adding a slot like this, because at this moment Asian countries have also developed a lot and even though their football still can't compete further but at least, by being the host then that too will increase their income as well. |
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 And there we go! Further investigations against Lazio Roma, AS Roma and Salernitana. Their offices have already been raided and some officials have been sued as far as I know. This would be sick if in the next couple of weeks AS and Lazio Roma would actually be penalized with a point deduction. What a turn of events would that be for Juventus in the very last moment should they not make the cut by themselves?  They have been shuffling players around at below market value transactions and then booked higher market values to pimp their financial balances. I assume that has something to do with the salaries you can expend? I don't know how it exactly comes into effect. But yes, that is what's going on there. So, it seems that Italian football has never been or is difficult to clean from the mafia and or any fraud. It's a shame, of course, because their problems that occurred were due to their own actions and not just accusations. If this is true then yes, of course the three teams will receive a penalty and maybe the punishment they will receive is the same as what Juventus experienced regarding point deductions. I think this will still be interesting, because previously Juventus was like a team that was often ostracized due to scandals, so in the future there are still other teams that will tarnish their club's name. However, even though Juventus had been ostracized, the reality is that Juventus still have good performance so that after all, Juventus will still be in the top zone in the Serie A standings. |
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I would not be afraid of this game, people are too worried that Sevilla will shocked the world and get a win but I think that is not going to be possible. I feel like that could have been possible long ago but looking at the situation right now, I could say that there is nothing wrong with thinking that United will be doing amazing this game. They are a much better team than Sevilla, and europa cup or not, Sevilla will not be getting this win.
It rarely matters which team is better because lower level teams do end up winning in europa sometimes, but the difference is bigger than that this time around. United is much bigger and much better without a doubt.
Yes indeed, basically at this moment Manchester United is clearly better than Sevilla, so there's nothing wrong if at this moment we want Manchester United to go further. After all, even though Sevilla has a good record in the Europa League, but it's not that Sevilla will continue to get good results in the Europa League as well. After all, there will always be a trend where a team has good and stable performance and also, there are times when favorite teams get into difficult situations for them to get good results. So, the past will only be a record, but it cannot guarantee that Sevilla will go further in the Europa League this season. |
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Dortmund declining in performance may be due to their first defeat from Bayern Munich, I think this victory of Bayern Munich killed their winning mentality. Leipzig would have been an opportunity for Dortmund to top their point to be in the same position with Bayern Munich. From what I'm seeing Bayern Munich might likely win the Bundesliga league again this season because no team is putting effort to maintain their performance to be at the top of the league. The competition in Bundesliga for now is between Union Berlin and Dortmund to maintain the second position in the league. I have doubt if another team can fight for the first position to win the league.
I'm sure Bayern Muchen will again lift the Bundesliga trophy this season because after being eliminated in the DFB League and failing to advance to the semifinals, their focus is currently only on lifting two trophies, namely the Bundesliga trophy and the Champions League trophy and trophy, so they will definitely work harder. in every game the rest of the season so as not to lose points, moreover we know that the new Bayern coach Muchen Tuchel is very hungry to be able to lift a trophy with his current squad and wants to prove that his arrival can end this season with satisfying results for Bayern Muchen. It seems that Dortmund's decline in performance was not due to defeat by Bayern Munich but I personally am more inclined to Dortmund's defeat in the Champions League by Chelsea and then, Dortmund was held to a draw by Schalke in the Bundesliga match. Meanwhile, in fact, before these two bad results, Dortmund was on a winning streak but unfortunately, this trend ended because Dortmund were held to a draw by the relegation team. So yes, basically no team in the Bundesliga can maintain their top position in the Bundesliga standings. Therefore, Bayern Munich will always have a very good chance to continue to repeat the title in the Bundesliga. |
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I think West Ham vs Newcastle will be an even more interesting game... Newcastle will probably win this game, but for West Ham this is an important game that they cannot lose points because the club now has the same number of points as teams from the relegation zone... The last two head-to-head meetings have been drawn... I wonder what the Hammers can do today...
It's interesting, because it's not only the top-ranked teams that are still competing fiercely, because the lower-ranked teams are also still competing and interestingly, the points of the lower-ranked teams have similarities for several teams and only have very close gaps with other team. So yes, of course every team will still play with great effort in order to get points but I personally predict, it looks like West Ham will still find it difficult to beat Newcastle. Because at this moment Newcastle also looks like Newcastle has regained his good form, and of course playing West Ham away and even I'm pretty sure Newcastle still have a chance to win. But yes, let's look forward to what the final result will be in this match, because they both still need point by point. |
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The match between Juventus against Inter in the Coppa Italia, I think Juventus was almost able to win in that match. Because Inter just got that goal back in the 90+ minute, and if Inter didn't have any luck then I'm sure the long whistle to end the game would have been blown before Inter scored. But yeah, statistically at least they look fairly even, so a draw result is well deserved for them.
Apart from that, Juventus still have a schedule with difficult opponents at this moment because this weekend Juventus will play away against Lazio in the Serie A match. It's different from Inter who will only play against Salernitana, which of course Inter will still be able to get good results in the match against Salernitana later.
the Juventus vs Lazio match will be a pretty hot match. just like yesterday in the Juventus vs Inter Milan match in the Coppa Italia. but I have no doubt that in this match Juventus will still be superior even though this is an away match for Juventus. as seen in the history of the last 5 meetings between these two teams. Juventus can always win either at home or away. the worst possible result is a draw. but I prefer to bet confidently on Juventus. today we also have the Semi final match in the Coppa Italia. namely the match Cremonese vs Fiorentina. both of these teams played well in the Coppa Italia but they have been inconsistent in Serie A. well every team nowadays seems to have different competitions in which each of them prioritizes. The odds available right now are @2.75 for Lazio and @2.90 for Juventus and even though the gap is very close but still, Lazio is still the slight favorite. But yes, after all I still hope that Juventus can win this match, because if Juventus can beat Lazio then the competition in the top seven will become even tighter. Also, believe it or not, even though at this moment Juventus are not in the top six but the truth is, Juventus are a very good team for home matches and not bad for away matches either. So yes, even though at this moment Lazio looks better when viewed from their position in the Serie A standings, but I personally am quite sure that Juventus will not lose by Lazio. |
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We have another El Classico tonight and I think that as always it will be a pleasure to watch such a game no matter that maybe Real Madrid is going to just not give it all as they are preparing for the upcoming Champions League next week against Chelsea as that is their main objective for the season,to try and win the Champions League because in La Liga they don't have chances to become Champions there and even in the cup which they will play today chances are not looking good either.
I think an over 2.5 goals and both teams to score would be a nice bet as these results have been common in the clash between the two teams.
I think El Clasico will be an interesting match to watch tonight especially Barcelona will host the match later, of course they will give their best game, at least even with a draw, Barcelona will qualify for the final, but I think Real Madrid will also provide resistance to win the match later, I only know barcelona is in high confidence but Barcelona will appear limping in this match. Pedri, Ousmane Dembele, Frenkie de Jong and Andreas Christensen will be sidelined due to injury. With their absence, will this make Barcelona no longer have the ambition to score goals? Because just holding a draw like 0-0 is enough for Barcelona to qualify for the final round. Also, even though Real Madrid will still play in the Champions League, but I'm sure it won't make Real Madrid weak in this match. Because after all, the best preparation for Real Madrid is to keep playing optimally in this El Clasico match, because this will also have a good impact on the mentality of the Real Madrid squad. So, I believe this match will still be high tension, and I believe they will still play as well as they can with both teams to score goals. |
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The next matches are Lens against Strasbourg and Marseille against Lorient, I'm sure Lens can win those matches but I'm not sure how Marseille will win, he has to win if he doesn't want to be completely moved by Lens.
Previously, I was quite surprised by the position of the top team in the standings, especially Lens and Marseille, both of whom have the same number of points. This must be because Marseille was held to a draw by Montpellier in last week's game. For Lens, they took second place after they were quite choked up at the beginning of last February, they didn't get maximum results. In the next match, Lens will face an opponent that I think is quite easy, Strasbourg, so victory is likely to be closer to Lens. On the other hand, Marseille will face Lorient which in my opinion will be quite a troublesome opponent, if Marseille can get full points in this match then they will again compete with Lens. At this moment Lens is the favorite to win because in fact, so far this season Lens is the best team for home matches. So, playing against Strasbourg which is in the bottom zone, of course Lens should be able to win in this match, because from the available odds it is clear that the chance for Strasbourg is indeed difficult to gain points in this match. But, if I consider the head to head in their last three meetings, the reality is Lens can't beat Strasbourg at all. Because after all, even though Strasbourg is in the lower zone in the current Ligue 1 standings, but sometimes Strasbourg can surprise when playing against top teams. But yes, after all Lens still has a good chance to win, as a way to end the bad record when Lens played against Strasbourg. |
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I assume most people expected Bayern victory. That was unexpected to see Bayern losing this game and as you said few days from defeating Dortmund which is better than Freiburg. It is hard to see Bayern losing but this is happening frequently lately  Congrats to Freiburg, they kicked Bayern along with Union that was kicked by Frankfurt. There is Dortmund left which could be a real threat to them for their race to the title. If Leipzig could kick Dortmund, that would be epic! Peoples were surely expecting Bayern Munich with fans were also excited as Bayern Munich was going for the treble as well, but now they are out of the DFB Pokal with having very tough time ahead because after few days they are going to face Manchester City in another challenging match for the place into last four of Champions League spot and after three days we will have another exciting match between Freiburg vs Bayern Munich which is going to play at Europa-Park Stadion Freiburg for the Bundesliga round 27 with Bayern Munich is currently having 2 points lead from second spotted Borussia Dortmund and Freiburg is also looking for the extending their lead for the top four spot from RB Leipzig which is having bad performance in last few matches things looking exciting because now we are heading for the end of this season and nothing is clear who is going to win and how teams will be having end of this season. But the fact is that Bayern Munich doesn't seem to have very good results in every season for the DFB Pokal, so that Bayern Munich are eliminated from the DFB Pokal at this moment, I don't think it can be used as an assumption for poor performance. So yes, Bayern Munich does not have a good dominance in the DFB Pokal, but in the Bundesliga I personally believe that Bayern Munich will still be able to win the title. Also, I'm sure Bayern Munich doesn't have a target of getting the treble winners this season, because the situation and conditions of Bayern Munich are also not completely stable. So, with Bayern Munich still having a big chance of still winning the Bundesliga title, I'm sure that's good enough for Bayern Munich with the current situation and condition of the team. |
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I even think that Chelsea don't need to think about the EPL anymore, they should just focus on the UCL. Because one of the ways for Chelsea to qualify for next year's UCL is by being able to win this year's UCL which is almost impossible. But it's worth trying because Chelsea did it in the Di Matteo era.
Now Chelsea is not in the Di Matteo era anymore, it is indeed very impossible to win the UCL this season apart from having to forget about the Premier League because the position to return to the top four is also very impossible for Chelsea. After all, I also doubt that Chelsea will survive for the next round in the UCL because what Chelsea has to beat is Real Madrid, which still has very good potential in the UCL this season. Forgetting the English Premier League would still be difficult for Potter to lead Chelsea to win the Champions League title, because the competition in the Champions League was clearly more difficult and Chelsea couldn't just rely on luck alone. Also, I think if Chelsea can't play in the Champions League next season, basically that's not the end of Chelsea either. Because after all, Chelsea can still recover in other seasons, so not playing in the Champions League maybe just one or two seasons is not a problem. Because a team like Manchester United has a bigger income as well, the fact is that they haven't been in the Champions League for several seasons. |
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The game between Barcelona and Real Madrid is a clash of the Titans and a very difficult one to predict, However, Barcelona has more chances of becoming the of winner of this game than Real Madrid, base on their recent performances, plus the fact that Barcelona has lesser matches to focus on, more than Madrid who are still in the La Liga race , Champions League and the current Copa de Rey.
I betted on Barcelona to win with 2-1 goals over Madrid.
A kind of tension started in the field when Barcelona and Real Madrid two teams went to the field against each other. Because Hughes fans of both teams gather in the field, on the other hand, many people enjoy the live stream with excitement. Both the teams are good and strong so it will be a tough fight between them. But now Real Madrid is slightly weaker than Barcelona, so they will be under some pressure on the field. I agree with your prediction regarding the score here maybe 2-1. And Barcelona can win by 1 goal margin Basically it's not about their last match but in fact, Barcelona this season does have good results for domestic competition. So it's not surprising that Barcelona can still be predicted to win, while the available odds show that the gap is very close. That way, the chance for Real Madrid to be able to qualify for the final can still occur. Because after all, Real Madrid must be able to get a title this season, because if Real Madrid fails in the Copa del Rey, of course it will be a more difficult job for Real Madrid to get other titles such as La Liga and the Champions League. |
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The match between Juventus against Inter in the Coppa Italia, I think Juventus was almost able to win in that match. Because Inter just got that goal back in the 90+ minute, and if Inter didn't have any luck then I'm sure the long whistle to end the game would have been blown before Inter scored. But yeah, statistically at least they look fairly even, so a draw result is well deserved for them.
Apart from that, Juventus still have a schedule with difficult opponents at this moment because this weekend Juventus will play away against Lazio in the Serie A match. It's different from Inter who will only play against Salernitana, which of course Inter will still be able to get good results in the match against Salernitana later.
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