Leverkusen refused to lose for the first time this season after successfully holding host Dortmund to a draw in last night's match and however I am still very impressed with the winning mentality that Xabi Alonso's men have. Even though all the time Leverkusen had difficulty scoring goals and even had to concede a goal first after Fullkrug scored in the 81st minute and put Dortmund one step closer to winning the match.

However, what happened got even worse, where Boniface received a red card and with only a few minutes remaining Leverkusen had to be forced to play with 10 men. From then on, I thought it was over for Leverkusen to maintain their unbeaten record and everything had to stop against Dortmund. But what we see is still about the magic and feeling of never giving up from Leverkusen and a goal from Stanistic in the minute of injury time saved Leverksen from defeat. Highest appreciation for the Leverkusen players who never take the results for granted.

It makes sense, especially if Brest wins this match it will make the difference to 4 points from Monaco. Certainly finishing in 2nd place will be Brest's priority this season and this can continue if they remain consistent in the next season. I don't think Monaco will give up that easily even though several of their players are absent and on the other hand, if they can hold on to a draw it will make the competition in the standings even more exciting.

The actual betting odds are not much different and in my opinion it would be quite risky to hope for victory on one of the teams. But from me, I would probably take a double chance for Brest considering that a draw is still quite open even if they fail to win.

Last night Arsenal won against Wolves and at least now the Gunners lead the top of the standings. This victory is very important when the competition for the EPL title is not over yet and I think they still have that chance as long as they can be consistent. Seeing that Liverpool has been in disarray lately and Manchester City is tired due to a too tight match schedule, Arsenal must take advantage of this situation to always be able to collect 3 points.

Now they have to forget about the Champions League after being knocked out by Bayern Munich and return to focusing on the title they failed to win last season. Mikel Arteta must really succeed this time and even though their chances are not big enough considering that Liverpool and Manchester City have not played a match this week, at least they can become EPL champions that they can be proud of.

This will be a retest match for the teams that were in the death group in Group F this season and of course this is a match that we cannot miss. How these two teams started this season's Champions League, being in the same group of death, has been the most important thing to pay attention to since the start of the season and who would have thought that the two of them would meet again in the semifinals.

If you look at the previous meeting, PSG was slightly superior in the group stage and once beat Dortmund, but in the next meeting Dortmund managed to hold PSG to a draw. Of course, Dortmund here wants to avenge their previous defeat and it would be an extraordinary thing if Dortmund managed to get rid of PSG and advance to the final round. But it won't be that easy considering that PSG is still the favorite to win and I think it is still quite difficult to determine who will win, but Dortmund has a chance to take the lead in the first leg considering that they will be the hosts.

Araujo is really funny because he made a mistake that he shouldn't have made at a very early stage in the match and it immediately had a full impact on Barcelona's defense becoming very weak after he left the field. Even after the match was over, Gundogan gave his opinion about Araujo's red card and he also criticized his performance for making wrong decisions. Instead of accepting the criticism, Araujo felt he was the greatest and had no respect for Gundogan.

I know Gundogan only joined last season, but he is still a senior player in the team he previously played for and his experience is certainly not in doubt. I think Araujo is a player who is anti-criticism and is not ready to accept reprimands from his colleagues, which is precisely what will prevent him from developing. Well, regarding Bayern Munich, I think they will be in trouble if they recruit Araujo and if he still can't act maturely it will disrupt good relations in the dressing room.

Bayern Munich won a landslide victory over their opponent Union Berlin with a score of 1-5 and this was another big win after previously beating Darmstadt away from home with almost the same score. It seems that the previous victory against Arsenal in the Champions League has improved the mentality of the players so that they don't give up at all even though they failed to win the Bundesliga title this season and they should be like that.

Apart from that, Leipzig also got the full 3 points after winning with a narrow score of 1-2 from hosts Heidenheim. This result also allows Leipzig to maintain its top 4 position and at the same time widens the point gap again from Dortmund. Now Leipzig's opportunity to advance to the Champions League is much more open considering that according to the new Champions League regulations, Germany is one of the countries that can send representatives from up to 5 teams next season along with representatives from Italy.

How do you watch the Napoli match? Isn't that very annoying and they even had to bow their heads in shame after Empoli sent them home without taking a single point. I think Napoli are no longer reliable and even in the competition towards the end of the season they are unable to improve their position. I also haven't bet on any Napoli games since a series of poor results at the start of the season and they will continue like this without any deep improvement.

On the other hand, this victory also feels important for Empoli so that they can move away from the relegation zone and with their hard work, they really deserve it. Apart from that, after suffering this defeat, Napoli will still face quite a tough opponent next week, namely Roma and I am sure they will not win.

The only exciting match this week is between hosts Brest who will face Monaco in Week 30 of Ligue One and of course this will be a battle for position between the two teams with only a 1 point difference. Statistically, the last 5 matches are actually not much different, it's just that Monaco is slightly better, but when it comes to superiority, Brest will be superior considering that they have full support from fans.

On the other hand, if we look at the H2H here, Monaco is very superior and even if they play away from home, it looks like they won't have any problems. I'm curious about who will win and maybe if the two teams counter each other's attacks the result will be a draw with goals scored. I wouldn't bet on either team, I think it's quite risky and I would bet on the result of over 2.5 goals.

Moreover, there are no top players in the squad and this is all thanks to Xabi Alonso's genius in cultivating his players to develop the potential of each player. I think we rarely meet coaches like this, especially for a young coach like Xabi Alonso who is extraordinary. Now the players whose performance has improved so drastically are starting to be frequently rumored with several elite European teams and I think if Leverkusen still wants to make another history then they cannot let any of their players go.

Next season will certainly be a challenge in itself for Leverkusen where they have to prove their consistency like this season and it is hoped that they can even be even better. But what Leverkusen needs to do is lead Leverkusen to win the European league title first this season because they will not play again in this competition and will head to a bigger stage.

It would be a good career for him but it seems unlikely he will join Inter. The reason is quite simple, Nacho doesn't want to face Real Madrid at any level of European competition. His strong feelings and love made him not want to meet Real Madrid, especially as an opponent that was very difficult. Therefore, he will not stay in Europe and will leave Europe if he still wants to continue his career.

At his current age he is certainly still good enough to play football for the next 3 years and maybe as I said before, Nacho will prefer to go to MLS or meet his former teammates in the Saudi league. Certainly the Saudi league team has started to monitor its development and is ready to offer a fairly large salary.

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Shocking news came from Real Madrid where their current captain, Nacho Fernandez, has been confirmed to be leaving Santiago Bernabeu this summer. It also coincided with the end of his contract with Real Madrid and as a one man one club at Real Madrid from the academy to the senior team he has made his history in 23 years as a club legend. Nacho Fernandez will also make another history as the most decorated player if this season he manages to win La Liga and the Champions League which will surpass Marcelo's 25 trophies.

At the age of 34, it is time for him to give his place to the next generation and with this Real Madrid will definitely be more intense in convincing Leny Yorro from Lille to join Los Blancos. Apart from that, there is another possibility that Nacho Fernandez will continue his career in one of the leagues, namely MLS or the Saudi League, which we know has become the final destination for older players to retire.

Two teams in the relegation zone will face each other today and whoever wins will open up the opportunity to leave this red zone. Sheffield will host Burnley at home and the records of these two teams are very poor and that is what puts them at the bottom of the table at the moment. But Burnley is indeed a little better considering they have 1 win from the last 5 matches.

I think it will be difficult to determine who will win this match and the most reasonable result is a draw for both teams. Maybe that's all that is usually obtained considering there is no significant difference and also maybe we won't see many goals scored considering that each team will strengthen its defense. But if both teams play loosely then we will see quite a number of goals.

Ronaldo seems to be in the recovery stage and it is definitely not easy to continue playing at the age of 39 because he has to keep his body fit and have good stamina. What is clear is that this victory is still important even if he doesn't play and Sadio Mane has indeed proven to be one of the best former strikers ever. The goals he scored past several Al-Feiha players proved his quality and his finishing was also quite sharp even though he was starting to age.

Al-Nassr will not let the remaining matches go without a win and therefore they will not relax at all even though they have lost the opportunity to win the title. Providing consistent performances will certainly add to the same performance next season and that is what they need to maintain rather than feeling frustrated because they cannot win the Saudi league title.

Leverkusen broke a new record as a team that was unbeaten in 44 matches in all competitions and they got this result after only drawing against West Ham in the second leg of the European League quarter-finals. We now know that Leverkusen is the only favorite team to win with these statistics, especially since the elimination of Liverpool and Milan means they don't have to worry about facing their opponents later.

Maybe Roma will indeed be a tough opponent for Leverkusen in the semifinals and even though Roma managed to get rid of Milan, I doubt that with Leverkusen's beautiful game everything will be easy for them to overthrow Roma. What De Rossi needs to do is provide the right strategy when facing a team like Leverkusen who is very strong in terms of ball possession to counter attack. If Roma concedes, it will be easier for Leverkusen to score lots of goals and they have to be aware of that.

Today, Lens must win because it has been a long time since they have tasted victory and the opponent they will face is a team in the relegation zone, namely Clermont. It is a must for Lens to win, especially since they are the hosts and they must not fail again or in the worst case get a winless result in the last 5 matches.

Of course, Lens will be very concerned about their performance because in their previous 4 matches they didn't produce a single win and they have thrown away so many points in the last month. If only they hadn't experienced this, of course Lens could be sitting in the top four and they now have a job to do to get back to that place. Clermont may not be a strong team this season and they have indeed experienced a decline in overall performance but at least they still have a chance to survive at the end of the season if they can collect more points.

Mentally speaking, of course Bayern Munich won everything over Arsenal and we know that it can't be changed even if Arsenal uses all their strength. Bayern Munich is one of the greatest teams in the history of the Champions League and they have proven that they still deserve to be in the higher stages of this competition. The German team always has a mentality that is difficult to understand and the proof is that apart from Bayern Munich later, Dortmund also advanced to the semifinals against PSG.

That's how, as you said, it all depends on the mentality of each team in different competitions and Arsenal doesn't have that in the Champions League and therefore they are knocked out very easily. Against Real Madrid is something that Bayern Munich can be proud of and vice versa, Real Madrid also welcomes opponents who have become rivals for them in this competition. Let's see, with poor luck in the domestic league, is it possible for Bayern Munich to win the Champions League title? But first they have to get past Real Madrid, who managed to repatriate the defending champions last season.

Frankfurt managed to convince the fans who came and they succeeded in overthrowing their opponent, namely Augsburg, with a score of 3-1. I think it is fitting for Frankfurt to win, especially with the series of bad results they have had and slowly Frankfurt can find their game again. Now they will be able to focus more on chasing Dortmund, that is if they are able to but I think it is quite impossible with a difference of 11 points.

On the other hand, Augburg continues to play inconsistently and it can be seen that from 5 matches they only have 2 wins and if they succeed in beating Frankfurt they should be able to reduce the current point difference. Apart from that, I think everyone played quite well and it remains to be seen how they can close this season in a better position.

I really wonder if it is so difficult for Juventus to win and they can only draw 2-2 against a weak team like Cagliari. The draw was also helped thanks to a mistake by a Cagliari player who scored an own goal which saved Juventus from defeat and I think this team is very messy towards the end of the season. There is not much that Juventus can do and gradually they will surely be shifted from 3rd place in the standings.

Apart from that, it's quite unfortunate that it could have been Cagliari's win at home and they should have gotten full points if their players didn't make any mistakes. Cagliari must be a little more patient and they must not be sad because of this failure, they must remain enthusiastic while they have a big chance to survive in Serie A next season.

It's a shame that Bilbao failed to win after only drawing 1-1 against Granada and that meant Bilbao failed to match their points tally with Atletico. I think that even though Granada is not the favorite team to win, they can still put pressure on Bilbao in the away game and the result is that Bilbao scored an own goal in the early minutes which resulted in Granada taking the lead.

After that, Bilbao seemed to work even harder and they wanted to immediately equalize and they managed to do it in the 24th minute through a goal scored by Guruzeta. Even though there are still a lot of minutes left in the match, unfortunately both Bilbao and Granada were unable to increase their lead and both teams had to be willing to share the same 1 point. However, this point is still very important for Granada and they will continue to fight even though the difference in points to escape the relegation zone is still very large.

I was very surprised when Liverpool were able to score this goal and at the same time it could increase the motivation of the Reds players so they could immediately catch up with the existing aggregate difference. But it seems that the Atalanta that we know are not weak at all and instead they can correct existing mistakes so that they don't concede again. This should be appreciated considering that the pressure from Liverpool never stopped threatening Atalanta's defense.

I think Atalanta deserved to win because even if they persisted, they were enough to secure a place in the semifinals of the European League and they have not been careless for a moment since the failure that occurred. Liverpool certainly experienced immense frustration and they had to leave the European League when most people favored them to bring this cup home to Anfield.