But the departure of star players also depends on the wishes of the players themselves, because even though Dortmund often sell good players, there are also players who choose to stay in Dortmund even though they have received offers. For example, the current captain of the Dortmund team is Marco Reus, who has been playing for Dortmund for ten years. At least this case is also a small piece of evidence that not all of Dortmund's key players are easy to accept the offers that are available.
But yes, this is very rare indeed, because most players of course have different desires in football, like those who are young and want a title that they can continue to achieve.

It seems that when Dortmund realized that it was difficult to break Bayern Munich's dominance, maybe that was also one of the reasons they continued to release their key players.
Because at the same time, if Dortmund retain their key players, then Dortmund must also be prepared to provide a contract extension or a new contract which of course will cost more money.
So, there are many factors that prevent Dortmund from retaining its key players, this is also a way to keep them financially good and healthy.

Also, I know it's just the first matchday for Argentina, but I think this defeat is enough of a hint that Messi is not as guaranteed for the World Cup title as many people expected before the World Cup even started. They think this is the last moment for Messi before retiring to give the World Cup title to Argentina, but I'm not sure because to achieve this achievement will not be easy.
Now it's proven, even though Argentina has many star players but that still doesn't guarantee they will get the luck as expected.

Even so, I also still believe that Argentina still has a chance to qualify, but to win the title I personally am not completely sure.
Because in my opinion, even though Argentina has many star players, their gameplay is not very good, so yes, they are still not strong enough to become a national team that can win the World Cup even though Messi is really expected at this moment.

With Atlético in that condition, I personally don't believe that Atletico can overtake Real Madrid and Barcelona and yes, I also realize that the league is still long and there is still a long way to go. But Atletico's performance this season is very different from the great performances of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​I'm sure the two teams will remain consistent in La Liga.
But yes, maybe with Atletico no longer playing in Europe, it's like a loophole for Atletico to be able to improve their quality in La Liga.

But to be a contender in the title race I personally am not completely sure, because if at the same time Real Madrid and Barcelona don't make many mistakes then of course that will be enough for Real Madrid and Barcelona to be far from the teams below them.
Because even the third-placed team currently has a nine-point gap with Real Madrid, I think the gap is definitely difficult for them to get closer to overtaking one and two.

While other teams were comfortable with their coach, Chelsea fired him for no apparent reason. Because for me, if the dismissal is only because Tuchel disagrees with Todd Boehly I think that maybe it's only one of them, but it can't have an impact on being sacked. Because the reason I most believe is that Todd Boehly has a different plan and way than Tuchel in building the team, so Todd Boehly fired Tuchel and not about declining performance.
Maybe this is still in the process of Todd Boehly's long term and of course, we will not know for sure what Todd Boehly's real plans are.

Because Todd Boehly doesn't just fire the coach and of course will overhaul all of the management at Chelsea, with a major reshuffle like this, of course it will take a long time for Chelsea to be able to recover from this declining performance.
But if Potter really doesn't make a quick recovery then I'm also worried Chelsea's problems will only get worse. Because when a team is no longer consistent in the top four, then of course it will have an impact on both old and new players so that existing problems become more difficult to solve.

Yes, after the defeat that Juventus received when playing against Milan with a score of 2-0, and then Juventus no longer suffered defeat in Serie A. In fact, when playing against Inter the result was that Juventus won 2-0 and also, won 3-0 when play against Lazio. This result, to be honest, was beyond the prediction of the majority because at that time it was also doubtful that Juventus would be able to be consistent.
So, with the results of these six consecutive wins, at least Juventus will be dangerous again to continue the season after the break.

Also, Allegri's case is indeed very worrying so that many of us also expect the dismissal to be carried out immediately, even to the point that we no longer know what Juventus expects from Allegri with such a bad result.
But with results that can improve this doesn't mean Allegri will be safe, for me there is still concern for Allegri because Allegri doesn't have a good way when the main squad suffers a lot of injuries.

Interesting and also, maybe that's why one of the reasons Antonio Conte signed players who arrived from Juventus and Inter such as Kulusevski, Bentancur and Perisic. Because maybe Conte really understands the characteristics of the players from the two clubs, but even so, there really is no guarantee that they will win again against the Italian team.
Because so far Milan has been doing well in Serie A and even though they are not a strong team at the top, Milan is in second place in the Serie A standings as it shows that Milan is ready to play well in the Champions League as well.

The first leg will be played at the San Siro but for some reason, I personally am not so sure for Milan to win but maybe a draw could happen. Because at the same time, even though Tottenham is not the strongest team in the Premier League, it seems that Conte does have a better strategy.
So, with a comparison like that it looks like there is still a chance for both of them to win, but I personally still think that Premier League teams can play stronger and better.

So far the favorite teams to win the group, they got the results as expected, such as England who won big and also the Netherlands who were still able to win the match even though new goals were scored towards the end of the match. But with that, at least I personally am still very confident that the favorite teams will still get victory in their first match.
Unless it's Germany v Spain, I think it's the only group that has potential group winners for two teams. But maybe it's also about Croatia v Belgium, they are also a team with big potential to win the group.

When compared to other groups which only have one favorite team to win the group, because the preparation of these favorite teams has been very good so far and I personally don't doubt it.
But yes, there are still a lot of matches yet to be played, and maybe later there will be a team that is not seeded but can give a surprise even though I personally am not entirely sure about that at this moment.

Agree, at the moment it seems that there are not many clubs that have a strong desire to sign Ronaldo even if it is Real Madrid. Because maybe Real Madrid also learned from what happened to Ronaldo at Manchester United and I don't think Real Madrid ever signed a player to come back.
In fact, legendary players in the past like for example Raul who was even the captain of the team in his time, but when his performance declined Real Madrid would still get rid of him.

What's more with Ronaldo, not only has his performance decreased but his attitude has also changed, and of course Real Madrid will never sign a player like this and I'm sure of that.
Because so far Real Madrid has only recruited players who are at the peak of their performance, even though Real Madrid have to recruit from strong rival teams in La Liga. Because in the past it had happened when Real Madrid signed Figo, Real Madrid signed him from Barcelona and at that time Figo was at the peak of his best performance.

There have been many rumors about Ronaldo's move, but so far I'm still not sure which club will really be ready to risk accepting Ronaldo in these conditions.

I personally don't believe Senegal will win this match, because even though Senegal has good players in their squad. But in history they are not very easy to win even when Senegal plays against a not so strong national team.
But for the Netherlands, even though they don't always win against other European teams, they are used to playing under pressure and demands. So at least it has shaped their characteristics for the better, even though it still won't be easy to win but in the end I'm still sure Netherlands will win even if only by a narrow score.

But about the difference in odds like that, I think it's too much because after all, Senegal has a good squad and they usually play in the big leagues in Europe too.
So maybe, betting for the minority could be a good opportunity too but still, you should reconsider and be ready to take the risk.

I don't think there's anything wrong with the big score that England might get in the match against Iran because after all, it's clear they have different market values ​​so there's nothing wrong with putting England to win with a big score. But indeed, to get a victory with a big score will never be easy and that is also not meant to be underestimated.
Because if in reality, for example, England wins big with great effort, then at least it can be said that Iran remains a difficult opponent, unless England wins big in an easy way, then at least it can be said that Iran is still too weak.

Anyway, I personally believe that England will still win whether with a big or small score and I also believe that England will get clean sheets in this match.
I personally only consider the quality of the team and also the players, of course, because I think it is clear that the mentality of the players that England has is better and has a higher winning mentality when compared to Iran.

To be honest it is a difficult prediction, because both of these teams are not doing well in their respective leagues, like in previous seasons. But at the same time they are not too bad in the competition in the Champions League and because of that, I consider these two teams to have the same chance to win.
Maybe with one of them winning in the first leg it will give them a bigger chance to qualify, because in the second leg it is very possible for the winning team in the first leg to only maintain their advantage by playing more defensively.

So yes, I agree with a tight aggregate because I also don't think they will have many goals, but if Dortmund can do well then it looks like Dortmund will probably have at least two goals.
Chelsea's defense is not good enough at this moment and to make matters worse, Chelsea has also recently been getting stalemate which makes it difficult for them to score goals.

Anyway, both of their coaches need a degree to achieve at least to prove their coaching qualities. Last season Xavi failed and maybe this season will be the season for Xavi to win a title, be it La Liga or Europa League.
Because it would be a shame if Xavi was still unable to give Barcelona a title, moreover this season Barcelona has a better squad than the previous season because now Barcelona have a goal machine in their forwards.

With the full support that Barcelona has, Barcelona should have won titles in every competition. moreover they only play in the Europa League which is basically the second tier in Europe and therefore, they should have a better run in the Europa League than in the Champions League.
But indeed, to achieve this achievement will not be easy either, because Manchester United under Erik ten Hag is a better team than before.

But if we compare the three promoted teams, at least Toulouse was the best team last season in Ligue 2 because Toulouse won the Ligue 2 title last season. Whether it's a decent result or not, because every team that wins a title in the second tier of the league basically doesn't guarantee that they will be good when playing in the top tier of the league.
Because such cases also occur frequently in different leagues and countries, and it is still a decent result.

Because most promoted teams find it difficult to get good results or the expected results when playing in the highest caste of the league, but if one of them or maybe all of them can survive in the highest caste of the league for the next season then of course that is an achievement good for them.
But still, usually with time they will get degraded again and that's how it usually happens.

I personally still haven't seen any major changes made by Xavi with his new squad, because basically Xavi has also managed to make Barcelona rise last season but only for La Liga.
But unfortunately, this season, having many new squads has made the Barcelona squad again have a luxurious squad, but Xavi has still failed in the Champions League.
Because with this new squad, at least Xavi can bring Barcelona to qualify even if only for the last 16 of the Champions League.

Worse yet, if later Xavi still fails in the Europa League, then it is something that has no development in their performance.
I don't care who the opponent is, because at this moment Xavi has good players in every line, so Xavi should be able to maintain Barcelona's performance to stay good in La Liga and also in Europe.

What happened was that Ecuador was able to make a quick goal and in fact, Ecuador was able to win at half time with a score of 2-0. With a result like this I think it's just a rumor or whatever makes this event more interesting, because I'm sure in this era there are a lot of monitoring teams to be able to prevent bad things like this bribe from happening.
Unless this is a small event and not as big and lavish as the World Cup, then it's possible that a bribery case could occur. But yes indeed, there is no guarantee that it is 100% clean, at least there will always be opportunities to carry out dirty practices like that anywhere.

But for an event of this size I'm not really sure that there will be bribery practices that leak, but if at the end of the match Qatar can win the match then it's very possible that this will be a big question for me as well regarding the circulating bribery cases.
Because to be honest, losing 0-2 at half time is difficult for teams that are left behind to get up, even the big teams don't fully guarantee a comeback if they experience a result like that.

Atletico still haven't failed completely because they are still in fifth place and Atletico still have a great chance of getting back into the top four, unless Atletico fall far behind as Sevilla is currently experiencing then it's an absolute failure. But if Atletico have only experienced losing by mediocre teams a few times and also, the fact is that Atletico still have a big chance to be able to return to the top four.
At least that is still a normal and reasonable result, because sometimes all teams also experience situations like this and the most important thing is not to fall too hard.

Also, if we consider the number of goals and conceded, the competition still looks very reasonable and Atletico doesn't look as bad as one might think.
The factor that looks bad is because Atletico were eliminated in the Champions League and also, that usually Atletico is the shadow of Real Madrid and Barcelona at this moment is no longer. But to be honest, if I consider their results so far, then it's still a result that is still in a good situation and doesn't have any big problems.

The five-point gap between Arsenal and Manchester City is not a big gap, because once Arsenal loses and Manchester wins, the gap will close again. So, for me personally a five point gap is not a hard gap to chase, even if for example they have a 10 point gap to me they are still not completely safe.
Because after all, the English Premier League is a difficult league and that way, all the teams in the Premier League find it difficult to maintain their good performance for the whole season.

This competition will still be interesting and even though teams like Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea are outside the top four but at this moment there are other big teams who are starting to threaten the top position.
With Newcastle in the top four, the competition for the title and of course for the top four positions will be very interesting because of course there will be other big teams who will not get a European zone ticket next season.

Yes, with Juventus being able to return to the top four it proves that Juventus are still doing well so far. Also, with key players returning to play in the main squad, of course, other teams in the title race must remain wary of a revived Juventus.
Indeed, at first I also doubted him because his performance was very chaotic, losing by a mediocre team who were even a promoted team.

But as time goes by, Juventus can still show their existence as a strong team in Serie A and still have a good chance in the title race.
Although indeed, this season will probably be a very different season because Juventus will play in the Europa League, but if the mentioned core players will return with fully recovered conditions. So of course Juventus will also have a very good chance in the Europa League, this is very interesting to look forward to.

Yes, let's look forward to positive changes for Chelsea because actually, in the first few matches for Potter they also praised Potter a lot. But just because, Chelsea continued to suffer a setback in the Premier League, it was enough to make Potter get criticized and started to doubt.
Admittedly, I also realized that this assessment was too quick, because as a coach who does not have high luck, of course Potter needs more time to make the expected changes.

If I consider that Potter's success with Brighton is also not obtained in a short time, so at least because Potter is in a big club it should be easier for Potter to build a better team.
As Chelsea have better resources, it will help Potter to get the players he wants in the January transfer window. But if it still doesn't give the expected results, then of course the assessment will be right given at that moment.

They will still be playing against another top team anyway, so I don't think there is anything to lose or gain. But indeed, when the matchday is held at the weekend and in the middle of the week they play in the Champions League and/or also in the European League then of course, such a schedule will prevent them from getting the maximum rotation of players.
But if I consider that at least they still have a chance to win against each other, because over time their performance will certainly change.

Therefore, Napoli will indeed be more demanded to win, but at the same time Napoli must also be able to focus on the Champions League.
For a team like Napoli this might be a very good season for them, but it will also be a very tough season if Napoli are targeting good results in two different competitions.