Anyway, Verona is indeed a team that seems to have experienced a decline in performance this season, because if we realize that Verona can sometimes provide strong resistance to big teams in previous seasons. So the victory after beating Cremonese I think is indeed a decent result for Verona because after all, Verona can basically still survive in Serie A and won't be relegated because their qualities are also different.
About Atalanta, that Atalanta does have a good record when playing against Bologna, it's just that Atalanta's unstable performance in the last few seasons has made it difficult for Atalanta to get good results in every match. So this victory is indeed the result that should have happened, because basically Atalanta is a team that is quite considered as a strong team in Serie A.

For me, these two teams have performed equally well this season, so both of them still have a chance to win and advance to the next round. But unfortunately, because last season Barcelona was knocked out by Eintracht Frankfurt, this is a doubt for Barcelona at this moment.
Unless Manchester United is trending unfavorably, then of course Barcelona will still be the favorites to win. But because these two teams are currently improving, especially in their respective local leagues, I will continue to believe that these two teams have the same chance to win because both are big teams which are certainly not weak teams that can be easily beaten at this moment.

If no one is judging about how Newcastle have made such incredible improvements, then they know nothing about what has happened so far for Newcastle. Because of course it is very clear that Newcastle have improved from last season, because at first Newcastle were only at the bottom of the table and then being able to finish the season midway through the table then that is also a tremendous improvement.
Also, it doesn't matter whether Newcastle can end the season in second or not because the most important thing is, with Newcastle able to finish in the top four whether it's third or fourth is of course still a good position for Newcastle. Because then, Newcastle will get even better players because they will also play in the Champions League next season.

Even though Juventus played poorly at the start of the season, the fact is, Juventus are very good at playing at home because so far this season Juventus have never lost when playing at home. Therefore, because playing against Napoli is an away match for Juventus, I am not completely sure that Juventus will win or beat Napoli.
But if I consider the draw result I think it's certainly still a result Juventus can do, and even though it's only getting one point I don't think it's a big problem either. Because with Juventus being able to return to the title track, that is enough for Juventus to prove their quality as a strong team in Serie A.

A draw for the match is not a decent result for Bilbao, because Bilbao can really control the game by winning in many statistics. With the victory from the statistics that Bilbao has, then Bilbao should be able to score at least one goal and win three points in that match.
But indeed, the draw is worth it for Osasuna because they can play with good defense and discipline. But for Bilbao, who are playing at home with such a good statistical advantage, a draw is not a decent result for Bilbao. But yes, maybe that is indeed the limit of Bilbao's abilities, maybe they are still not so good at making the final finish.

Even though Sven Ulreich can play well, I think that still won't make Bayern Munich stop looking for a new goalkeeper, because even though Sven Ulreich can play well, in reality Sven Ulreich is old. With this old age, of course Bayern Munich will continue to look for younger goalkeepers because this regeneration also needs to be done from now on.
So yes, I personally believe that this will still be done by Bayern Munich and it is only a matter of time and it doesn't matter if Sven Ulreich continues to play for the rest of the season. Because it seems, Sven Ulreich is also approaching the time to determine when he will retire.

Well, maybe you're all hung up on the big teams and also their good history in the Champions League, but I think it looks like this season might be very different. If you follow the results of the group stage, then I think there will be one team that can also be considered at this moment to be able to go further.
Those teams are Benfica who did very well in the group stage and even, PSG which you would suggest to be a candidate to reach the final. But in reality, PSG couldn't beat Benfica at all in the group stage so yes, I'm sure Benfica at this moment can be a team that is difficult for seeded teams to beat.

It has been proven that Bilbao is not strong enough to continue to compete in the top six, because basically Bilbao is a team that always competes in the middle of the standings. So this draw is not something to prove whether Bilbao is a strong team for Osasuna or not, because basically their quality is not much different.
Although indeed, if we consider the statistical results that occurred in this match, it proves that Osasuna cannot carry out many attacks. Because with Bilbao continuing to attack and have good ball control, it worked to make Osasuna not have many opportunities to make attempts to score goals in this match.

But I think Juventus will likely do the same gameplay as Inter when Inter beat Napoli. Indeed, the results of winning or losing and or also a draw cannot be guaranteed to happen for one of them. However, taking into account the fact that Juventus have conceded the fewest goals so far this season.
So it seems that in the match against Napoli later, it looks like Juventus will implement a more defensive gameplay and only use counterattacks to threaten Napoli's defense.

At least the gameplay was also successfully applied by Inter to beat Napoli, especially Juventus, which this season has a reliable defense for moments like this.
So yes, I think the match could end in a draw or maybe Juventus win by a narrow score as well. But even if for example Juventus wins, I think Napoli will still be able to stay at the top of the standings unless Napoli can no longer be consistent in winning, then of course their position is very threatened to be taken over.

Basically the matches in the Champions League are matches which are certainly interesting, especially since the Champions League has entered the knockout phase or at this moment they will play in the round of 16. So of course for me personally all matches are interesting matches even though indeed, there are several non-seeded teams that also qualify for this phase.
But they are still worth considering, because when a team has reached the last 16 in the Champions League they are the best teams to qualify from the group stage.

But speaking of the opening match as you mentioned, it's clear that they will be more looking forward to the results of the match between PSG v Bayern Munich. Because the two teams are teams that really dominate their respective local leagues, it's no wonder this match will be a more interesting match.
But if I can predict, I think if PSG can play all their key players especially regarding Messi, Neymar and Mbappe then it looks like PSG will have a better chance of winning.

As far as I can remember about Sevilla, they also got out of the relegation zone before, but unfortunately, Sevilla still can't be consistent to keep getting good results from every match. So, I think with the victory that Sevilla got by beating Getafe, I personally am still not so sure that Sevilla can continue to stay away from the relegation zone.
But yes, because for the next match it looks like Sevilla will play against a mediocre team, then maybe that will be a big chance for Sevilla to win with three points.

Because for Sevilla at this moment they only need to win points consistently, because if Sevilla still can't be consistent to continue to earn points, then Sevilla's position will continue to be dangerous because it is close to the relegation zone.
About Barcelona, I personally am not too satisfied with the 1-0 win, because it would be great if the match had a few more goals because the tension in that match was also very high.

Manchester United will play against Barcelona in the Europa League in the middle of February, while Manchester United will play against Manchester City and Arsenal this month in the Premier League. It doesn't matter if Manchester United play against them in the European League or in the English Premier League because what is clear, these are tough opponents and that is a big match which of course has high tension.
But if Manchester United can produce good results when Manchester United play against these teams, then it is certain that Erik ten Hag has succeeded in building Manchester United for the better.

There is still plenty of time for Manchester United to prepare for matches in the Europa League, because they also have to be careful. Because if a lot of their players are injured then that will be something that is not good, because playing against Barcelona in the Europa League, of course Manchester United must be able to play all the main players.
But at this moment, I really believe that Manchester United is still better and has a chance to qualify for the next round by getting rid of Barcelona.

Barcelona is currently leading by 0-1 and so Barcelona won at half time. But even though Barcelona can also control the game by having very good ball possession, the reality is that Atletico still have great efforts in carrying out attacks.
That way, I'm sure Atletico will also be able to score goals in the second half, because this is a home match for Atletico that allows them to come back in this match.

But apart from that, I personally don't really expect a win between them, because both of them really have a big effort to win. So a draw with both teams to score I think it will be a good result for both teams, but if Barcelona or Atletico can win this game then surely it will be good for their position also in the La Liga table.
But with this victory at half time is it possible that Barcelona will play more defensively in the second half, because even though Barcelona are playing defensively I think Barcelona will still be safe. Because so far this season Barcelona has managed not to concede too many goals, this season Barcelona has been very good at defending in La Liga matches.

It has been proven that the second tier players owned by Manchester City do have good quality too, because even though Manchester City did not play players like Haaland, Bruyne and Gundogan. The fact that Manchester City can still beat Chelsea in the FA Cup with a final score of 4-0, obviously this is a difficult problem for Graham Potter to return to a good performance for Chelsea.
Also, even though in the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will play away against Fulham I think it's also not an easy job for Chelsea.

Due to the fact that at this moment Fulham are in a better position than Chelsea in the Premier League standings and yes, I also realize that their point difference is only three points.
But with these factors it is very possible for Fulham to be able to maintain their position, because when they play well defensively they will also play safe so they don't lose the match later. But yes, anything can still happen because this is also a good opportunity for both teams to be able to maintain their position and or improve their position, especially for Chelsea.

The next match is the match between Milan v Roma and I'm not sure which team will win the match, so I don't dare to bet on ML in this match. Because even though Milan are currently in a better position than Roma and also, on a head to head basis at least Milan can dominate the wins of their five head to head matches.
But I think, because Roma are having such an unstable performance at the moment, then maybe it can give a surprising result in this game too.

So yeah with that in mind, I think I'm more than sure they'll have a few goals this game, so I'm betting on total goals.
I hope they play attacking each other, because if they just play more carefully then it is very possible for them to find it difficult to score goals and it tends to be a boring match but hopefully that won't happen in this moment.

So far this season I think Barcelona are relying too much on Lewandowski, so when Lewandowski can't play, it seems like Barcelona is having trouble scoring goals. Worse yet, even though Lewandowski can still be played as in the previous match when Barcelona played against Espanyol and in fact Barcelona was held to a draw.
In today's match against Atletico, Lewandowski cannot be played because it is still about punishment due to the impact of the red card received by Lewandowski.

So, with Lewandowski not in their squad this match and moreover the opponent is a strong Atletico team, then I'm not sure Barcelona will win.
Indeed, this season Barcelona is ranked at the top of the La Liga standings, but after the World Cup break I think Barcelona's performance has actually decreased, and so also because this is an away match then I really doubt Barcelona will win.

With an advantage in the number of players like this, Napoli should be able to win with a big score, moreover, there is still plenty of time for Napoli to make many attempts to score another goal. After all, Napoli will also not continue to lose, even though in the previous match Inter could beat Napoli but that doesn't mean Napoli will lose again and again.
Because after all, defeat by Inter is also still a normal result, because Napoli is also not a team with a fancy squad.

So yes, because of that, in this match against Sampdoria, Sampdoria is basically not a strong team either, because this season Sampdoria is also in the relegation zone.
So, a win for Napoli is a result that will certainly be obtained, even if for example Sampdoria is still playing with eleven players I am still sure that Napoli will still win this match.

But the fact is that Real Madrid is a team that is difficult for Liverpool to beat because even when last season Liverpool were in their best performance and form but Liverpool still couldn't beat Real Madrid. What's more this season Liverpool have to overcome their main problems in the Premier League and with that, I personally don't believe Liverpool will beat Real Madrid.
Talking about winning the Champions League title is something very big and difficult to achieve, at least a team that has a great chance of getting the Champions League title is a team that is also great in the local league.

So yes, I think it seems that Liverpool no longer have any hope of being able to play in the Champions League next season, this is of course bad because Liverpool are still being coached by a great coach who has been at Liverpool for a long time.
Because when compared to Chelsea, I think it's normal, because Chelsea is indeed undergoing a reshuffle. But for Liverpool, this season has indeed been a bad season for Liverpool, maybe in all competitions.

It seems that Lazio was very unlucky because they really dominated the match even in the first half, Lazio was really extraordinary by completely controlling the match. In fact, Lazio had led by 2-0 but that still didn't get Lazio three points.
Because if we consider statistics like that then of course Lazio will definitely win, because Empoli also couldn't do much to respond with two goals.

But who would have thought that Empoli could score two goals in the last ten minutes of this match and because of that, I say Lazio are unlucky in this match.
Even though Inter were held to a draw by Monza, then if Lazio can win this match then Lazio will have a gap of only one point with Inter. But yes, the match has ended and the fact that Lazio also only got one point in this match, with this result at least Inter is still safe in fourth place.

The next match is indeed very interesting because Arsenal, who this season have good performance and position, then Manchester United will be faced directly against the two best teams in the Premier League standings at this moment. If this season Arsenal has the same performance as in previous seasons then maybe, Arsenal will not be considered as a difficult opponent.
But with Manchester United's performance under Erik ten Hag, I'm sure at least Manchester United won't lose.

I mean, even though Manchester United couldn't beat them, I really believe that Manchester United could have held them to a draw. Anyway, Arsenal and Manchester City, even though they are currently in first and second position in the Premier League standings, the reality is that they are still not perfect enough to consistently win in every match.
Therefore, they also still have weaknesses that can make Manchester United take advantage of them to be able to beat them.