Even though they have lost the title in La Liga, I think Real Madrid just needs to motivate their confidence to reach the Champions League final and don't need to be more aggressive. Moreover, their opponent is Manchester City, which has a monster goal scorer, Erling Haaland, Real Madrid should still be wary of this player so he can't move freely. Los Blancos' focus is divided into two, but the main and closest mission before the semifinal match is to play the CDR final match against Osasuna, so after the match is over especially if Real Madrid can win the CDR then they will have additional enthusiasm when they face Manchester City later.

Actually, with Messi's current performance he is still good enough for a top European team, but until this problem arose with PSG, there was still no interest from several European teams in signing Messi. I think even if Messi fails to get a place in Europe, he should start following Ronaldo's footsteps to the middle east because the salary is so big that they don't have to think about anything else, after all at this time Messi has got everything he wants in football. But even if later there are developments related to rumors with European teams it is clearly very good, at least he is not too soon to leave Europe to end his career.

These are two pretty interesting matches and I thought I would place a bet on one of them. Maybe it's quite clear for Sevilla to win this game as they are still in their best form so far and with good enough squad depth it certainly won't be a problem for Sevilla to be able to beat Espanyol at home. I am more interested in betting for Sevilla to win in this match and for the Bilbao match against Betis, even though there are many injuries to Bilbao players, I am quite doubtful whether Betis can beat them or not, so I will pass the bet on this match.

This week Leverkusen will host their opponent Koln and it looks like this will be a fairly easy match for Leverkusen to secure full points at home. As we know, in the last 9 matches Leverkusen have never tasted defeat and if they manage to win this match it will be 10 unbeaten matches for Leverkusen.

For Cologne, at the moment they are still in their best performance, it's just that in the previous week they lost to Freiburg with a narrow score, but their statistics are still pretty good. From the last 5 matches they have only lost 1. When talking about head to head these two teams are still dominated by Leverkusen, it is very difficult for any team to be able to stop Xabi Alonso's squad from winning. My prediction is that the match will end with a score of 3-1 and I think there's nothing wrong with taking a -0.75 handicap bet with odds @1.79 for a Leverkusen win to get a better result.

As a capital team, PSG are always required to continue to be able to get maximum results by their fans, but the actions of these individuals are indeed out of control and it is a wrong action. Especially when he came to the house of one of his players, in this case, Neymar, who was affected by the anger of the fans. Of course, this is very impolite, if they want to protest or demonstrate, they should go directly to the PSG office or related internal affairs, instead of attacking players who defend the club. I hope the fans of other clubs will never follow the example of what the PSG fans have done, it's very embarrassing. Regarding Messi, maybe we are just waiting for the time until there will be clarification directly from the party concerned, here Messi's role is needed to provide further clarification.

The match between Empoli and Bologna will take place today and this is also one of the matches that should be quite easy for Bologna to steal full points at Empoli. For the record, Empoli is still on a losing streak after the last 3 matches and didn't get a single point. Meanwhile, Bologna, which last week managed to hold Juventus to a series, certainly has more chances to win this match. Empoli still have to complete their target to get further away from the red zone and a distance of 1 point from Lecce will be very dangerous for them if they lose this game again later. If we look at the odds offered by the dealer, it looks quite unique because there isn't that much of a difference.

Empoli @ 2.70
Draw @2.80
Bologna @2.75

Surely this will be a pretty difficult bet to make predictions and I think it's likely that the match will end in a draw with both teams scoring goals. But there is still a possibility for Bologna to win with a slim score. But I will make a pretty safe bet with the over 2 goal option at odds @1.65, that's much more certain than taking too much risk.

It is true that all decisions rest with the club and I think that even if Raphinha is sold by Barcelona, then he will feel very betrayed and as if he is not willing to leave Barcelona.

So therefore this is a good opportunity for Barcelona to accept the offer from Newcastle by getting huge funds to fix its financial problems. Maybe if they are still unsure it will only make things more complicated but I am pretty sure that Barcelona will immediately accept the offer if no other team also tries to bid for Raphinha.

Since being handled by Eddie Howie, Newcastle has become a club to be reckoned with at the moment and with an even composition on almost all fronts, they can feel the atmosphere at the top of the standings again this season. There is nothing to lose if Raphinha joins Newcastle because this team is much better than last season.

In the first half, Manchester City struggled a lot and they couldn't score a single goal during that time. I was thinking whether this time Manchester City would draw or even narrowly lose to West Ham in the second half. But it seems that Pep Guardiola has a new strategy to penetrate West Ham's defense and these three goals are very reasonable for Manchester City's victory. Maybe in the next game Manchester City should not have trouble scoring goals because that is the first sign of victory for them if they want to continue to compete with Arsenal.

From the start, Manchester United's pass rate was above 70%, but unfortunately unexpected things, such as a mistake that was feared to have occurred in the match against Sevilla, would not be surprising if Manchester United ended up being eliminated due to bad luck. Maybe if the Red Devils appear with their usual defense led by Martinez and Varane then there will be no doubt about winning the two legs.

But indeed time cannot be turned back and Manchester United must try again starting next season, but if they manage to finish in 4th position until the end of the season in the domestic league, then they will not be in the European league again. This time I totally agree with you that Sevilla this season is very lucky to qualify for the semifinals and I think if they still hope for the same luck against Juventus later, I think they will be eliminated.

It is true that if we cover all aspects of the performance of Rome and Milan, they are still somewhat inconsistent. But I think these two teams will try to compete to get the best results before this season ends. For Inter and Atalanta, both have performed very well since the middle of last month and talking about the two matches is still quite a long way around the end of May. Maybe we will always be presented with competition every week from some of these teams and in my opinion this is very good for football fans, especially in Serie A, to see that their favorite team has enthusiasm and will not give up before it's all over.

It doesn't feel like the remaining matches of the bundesliga leave a few more matches and for the two teams competing to ensure the first place to win the bundesliga title this season will be even more exciting. Maybe I would not expect more from Bayern Munich even though their chances are still relatively large to become champions every season, but I would be happier if Dortmund won the title this time.

Looking at the next opponents for the two teams, Bayern Munich will face a few obstacles because they have to face Leipzig before determining the final standings points calculation and if Bayern Munich loses in that match, then Dortmund has a great chance to win the Bundeliga trophy.

Indeed, such is the reality faced by Real Madrid, in fact they often overthrow teams from England in the champions league but for some reason the media or many football observers are not so sure about Real Madrid's chances of winning the champions league which has dominated almost 10 years back.

Even now I will never underestimate Real Madrid even though they will be back against Manchester City in the semifinals, the only thing that the Pep Guardiola squad lacks is a winning mentality, while Real Madrid has had this for many seasons and always produces comeback wins. Next week we will be presented with this semifinal match and of course many people are waiting for more surprises in this match.

If I'm not mistaken, this was a postponed match last month because we know Manchester United must be busy dividing schedules to play matches in three active competitions until now. Not only does Manchester United have the advantage of fewer matches but Brighton also has this advantage, of course as host Manchester United will be more able to take advantage of this opportunity to win against Brighton later. The previous defeat against Brighton will certainly also be a motivation for the red devil squad to take revenge.

Regarding several Manchester United defenders who are still injured, I think Erik ten hag must include Lindelof's duet with Luke Shaw because these two players are still fairly good for the red devil's defense. Instead of taking the risk of including Harry Maguire, he will instead be prone to blunders in that match later. But in this match I will not bet because it is too risky considering that anything can still happen for one team to win this match and I prefer to just watch it.

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Maybe some people have heard about this rumour, Newcastle are reportedly interested in signing Raphinha from Barcelona in the summer transfer market. Of course it would be very profitable for barcelona if they were willing to let Raphinha go to Newcastle, it's just that it would be quite complicated because the player prefers to play for barcelona.

The fee offered by Newcastle is also not small, around 80 million euros, of course it can help with the financial problems that are currently being experienced by Barcelona. Maybe by selling Raphinha at least they will have sufficient reserves to solve some of the existing financial problems. In my opinion, Newcastle is also not a bad team because they have achieved top performance this season and are almost certain to qualify for the champions league zone next season.

Villarreal was so favored to win in this match, but as the host Valencia did not seem to want Villarreal to be able to steal full points at their home ground and as a result the 1-1 score lasted until the whistle ended which made the two teams share the same 1 point. For Villarreal this was a wasted opportunity as they failed to get closer to Real Sociedad. Meanwhile for Valencia, the additional 1 point will only save them from the relegation zone this week and in the next match they really have to get 3 points if they don't want to go down to the red zone.

Your last sentence proved true, in the second half Juventus were unable to increase their advantage and the score lasted 2-1 until the game was over. Juventus' victory kept them stuck in 3rd place in the standings because at the same time Lazio managed to beat Sassuolo. I think Lecce is indeed a team that sometimes makes big teams feel difficult and if this match ends in a draw surely Juventus will be at a loss. But fortunately Juventus was able to maintain this thin advantage well. Lecce's work is getting harder because they are getting closer to the relegation zone with this defeat, I think they have to get up soon to improve their position even better next week.

Elche, who has been confirmed to be relegated this season, lost again when they were guests in the match against Almeria with a score of 2-1 for the host's victory. Actually the match between the two teams was quite even, it's just that Almeria was far superior with lots of opportunities and that could be maximized for goals. For Almeria this victory is very important to keep away from the pursuit of the relegation zone, but even now their points in the standings are not necessarily safe because the 2 teams below have a difference of about 1 point and that could threaten Almeria's position if next week they fail to win.

However, it seems that every match played by Manchester City is like a debt that must be paid and they are doing everything to continue to get maximum results. Maybe it's true that Arsenal will hope for Manchester City's next opponents because if Manchester City slips up, it will definitely be an advantage for Arsenal.

But I don't see any gaps in the composition of Manchester City in every game, all lines work very hard and rarely do we see them make a fatal mistake that costs them points. But with such a busy schedule, I think Pep Guardiola must give enough portions to his main players so that they can still appear in good shape.

Juventus' match against Lecce has already started and here Juventus took the lead in the 15th minute through a goal scored by Leandro Paredes from a stunning free kick. As a guest team, Lecce is certainly not the favorite to win, but in fact Juventus also has a similar record with Lecce by winning 1 win in the last 5 matches.

On the other hand, Juventus must win this match if they want to secure their position from the pursuit of several teams below them such as Inter, Milan and Roma. If Juventus manage to secure 3 full points then they will occupy second place in the standings and shift Lazio's position. The match is still very long and anything can still happen, but I think Juventus will win at least 2-0 without reply.

Lens won a narrow victory when playing away to Toulouse with a score of 0-1. The only goal came in the first half and was scored by Openda in the 33rd minute. Maybe this result is still good enough for Lens to maintain its position in 3rd place in the standings. The gap with Marseille is 1 point remaining and for PSG they are 6 points away, maybe if Lens is consistent enough they can at least secure second place before this season ends and ensure a ticket to next season's UCL without going through the qualifying route. As for Toulouse, they have to stop the winning trend from the previous 3 matches and this result is at least not so bad because they are still safe from the relegation zone.