Have you checked the standings?
Because currently Milan and Juventus are ranked second and third and in fact, Juventus who are in third place are only two points different from Milan who are in second place. Therefore, I personally believe that in the next match after the break, these two teams or Juventus and Milan will again threaten Napoli's position at the top of the standings.

If you don't know, Lazio was defeated by Juventus with a score of 3-0 for the closing match of the season half yesterday. Also, Roma is still in seventh place in the standings which means, Roma is still outside the European zone in the standings and Roma is very difficult to maintain its performance for competition in the top six.
So, as time goes by, teams like Lazio, Roma and Atalanta will only remain below the position of Juventus and Milan. This is something that happens from season to season, and proves that they or Lazio, Roma and Atalanta have not fully recovered as you might expect.

But there's also a good side to it and it's not always the World Cup that results in something bad for the team, because with the World Cup there will certainly be a new name that might improve because of a good performance at the World Cup.
Also, if the core players in each club can play well and not get injured in the World Cup, then these players will still have a stable performance and or even better when playing at their club after the World Cup.

So in this case I think we should also be able to admit that there will always be good and bad impacts, and we can't just judge from the bad impacts that might occur. Because for me, playing for the national team is a good thing and all players want it although indeed, there will always be concerns for their clubs but that can't stop players from wanting to play for their national team.
After all, there will be a recovery program for the players, which of course will still be good for keeping the players fit, so no big deal about the World Cup

Yes, because Ronaldo's performance was not in his best form, Ronaldo was not very influential for the team. Also, even if Ronaldo is not in the team, Manchester United will still get the result.
About winning or not, basically Manchester United does have a chance to win but considering Fulham is not a weak team at all, then of course there are many people who will reconsider because Fulham will still be difficult to beat.

But after all, in the end Manchester United can win the game even with half time / full time, and if we only look at the final result then this victory is still good for Manchester United.
But if they evaluate the match, it looks like they might still hope that Manchester United can play even better, because the statistics also show that Fulham can indeed play well in this match.

Therefore, Manchester United played with great effort in this match to get full points, even though Manchester United could have played disciplined in the second half with tighter games in defense.
At least to maintain their advantage with a score of 1-0 because then, Manchester United did not need to make a bigger effort towards the end of the match to score the winning goal again.

Congratulations to Juventus on holiday in a better situation, it's impressive they are back in the top four at the end of the first half of the season. I really didn't expect Juventus to be able to do this and it's been a long process for them, because now Juventus only have a 10 point gap with Napoli.
It looks like the competition after the break will be even more interesting and indeed, it will be quite a change when one of their key players returns to play like Chiesa.

If Juventus can finally become a strong team in this season's title competition, then of course it will be very extraordinary, because I think playing against Lazio is still a difficult task for Juventus to win. But wow, it was a very good win with clean sheets, I really didn't expect because it's possible that Lazio can make a goal to make the final score like 2-1 but Juventus can win by 3-0.
Great for Juventus, I hope they continue to do better in Serie A and also in the Europa League.

The last three matches without a win have made Union Berlin's position continue to decline in the standings and instead, Freiburg has managed to penetrate into second place in the standings now and is right below Bayern Munich.
At first Union Berlin competed with Bayern Munich, but now it is Freiburg who has become its replacement. But in reality, there is no team in the Bundesliga that can really disturb Bayern Munich's position at the top of the standings.
Because, if Bayern Munich has returned to the top of the standings, it will be difficult for any team in the Bundesliga to be able to take over the top position.

But apart from the top position in the standings, I personally still regret Union Berlin for not being able to survive at least for the top four, because with this decline in performance it is of course possible for Union Berlin to continue to fall.
Instead of being able to maintain his performance for Union Berlin this season, what has happened is a performance that continues to improve for other teams such as Eintracht Frankfurt. I think it is clear that this is a great performance that Eintracht Frankfurt has, and of course it is progress that can make Eintracht Frankfurt consistent going forward.

Roma really struggled to score even though they were playing at home and indeed, Roma were very bad in the first half but even though Roma played badly in the first half the score at half time was 0-0.
But that doesn't mean that Roma became easier in the second half, because even though Roma had many attempts to score goals, they always failed and in fact, the penalty that Roma got in the final minutes of the match failed to be executed properly by Belotti.

But indeed, Torino is not a weak team and often Torino can play very well when playing against top teams. Also, basically I like Torino's gameplay which has a strong style of play.
This draw still makes Roma have a chance to return to fifth or sixth place in the standings, but to penetrate that position is still not easy for Roma. Since the only team that is most likely to be overtaken is Atalanta due to Inter and Juventus, I'm sure they will get better as time goes on.

But in the end Manchester United still won full points in this match, which of course is a good result for Manchester United. Although indeed, Manchester United cannot always play gameplay like that, because of course it will be difficult to win against other top teams.
But I believe, Erik ten Hag has a way of determining the right strategy and gameplay when playing against a certain team, so that their gameplay is not easy for the next opponent to overcome.

At least Manchester United are still lucky because they can still score the winning goal in the final minutes of the match, because that is a very close result to a draw. Also, I wasn't too sure that Manchester United would win before, because even though Fulham is a promotion team, Fulham really can't be underestimated.
That's why I said that Manchester United are still lucky because even statistically Fulham is not too bad and they deserved to get a point too in this match but for Fulham they are still not lucky enough.

This was the first away win of the season for Aston Villa and also, the first away win since Gerrard left. I think Aston Villa will continue to get even better after the World Cup break, because currently Aston Villa is coached by Unai Emery who seems more promising for better performance at least to be strong in the mid-table.
But even so, I'm personally still a little surprised by the rapid improvement that has occurred for Aston Villa.

I think, after Gerrard's sacking and I think maybe Aston Villa will still find it difficult to come back but what happened was to win big against Brentford with a score of 4-0. But unfortunately it was like returning to the track of bad luck because they were defeated with the same score 4-0 by Newcastle.
Well, when Unai Emery was Aston Villa coach and his first match was against Manchester United and the result was very good. Because with Unai Emery's two consecutive wins in the Premier League against teams that on paper are still not easy, and including Brighton statistically Brighton is still in its best form so far but Aston Villa can beat it with a score of 1-2.

Even though PSG won big but none of the players had two goals, I thought before checking the players who scored maybe one of the PSG players had two goals or maybe a hat-trick. But none of them have it and in fact, Mbappe who plays in full-time only has one goal as well as being the opener for PSG's victory.
Because if I consider that Mbappe is currently the top scorer in Ligue 1, at least Mbappe has the ability to score at least two goals because PSG played at home and won big 5-0.

What's more, the opponent PSG is facing is a lower-ranked team in the standings but yeah that might not be a big problem. Because maybe, this big win is enough for them and there's no need to force one of their players to have a lot of goals.
Because after all, Mbappe and Neymar remain the top scorers in Ligue 1, because they are in the strongest team in Ligue 1 which certainly guarantees them to consistently maintain their performance to become top scorers in Ligue 1.

One thing to consider is whether Real Madrid will still get the same results as last season. Indeed, Real Madrid has a real winning mentality but I think, at the same time, there will always be a factor of luck on his side.
Well, will the luck factor still be on Real Madrid's side this season, because we also realize that last season was a difficult season for Real Madrid because the opponents they faced were top teams who were also in their best form. But that way, last season no one predicted that Real Madrid would qualify for the final.

Therefore, in the previous season Real Madrid had made great achievements, and this season Real Madrid seems to have found it easier to reach the final. So I consider that the reality may be different from last season.
That is, when Real Madrid was not predicted to qualify but last season Real Madrid could qualify and vice versa, it is possible that when Real Madrid was predicted to qualify this season then maybe the result was not, and it was something that could not be predicted exactly.

Atalanta continues to have disappointing results for the team, and so surely Atalanta will soon be out of the top six. But with teams that continue to decline, there are also teams that are getting better at the end of this half of the season, they are Inter and Juventus.
Previously Roma and Atalanta looked fine and that was also the case last season, where they were very good at the start of the season to compete in the top five but over time Roma and Atalanta will decline as well.

It's different for Roma and Atalanta, because Inter and Juventus started this season very badly and even more so for Juventus who had to be eliminated from the Champions League event and will only continue it in the Europa League.
Of course it is a setback for Juventus this season, but their efforts to be able to compete in the top four in Serie A are still very open and of course they, especially for Juventus, will maximize this opportunity to be able to play in the Champions League again next season.

Because before that Tuchel could give Chelsea a quick title and then sack him suddenly, then of course they would really compare Tuchel and Potter. In fact, before Chelsea got consecutive defeats like this, in fact Potter could already be proud of by getting good results for Chelsea, one of which was with Chelsea being able to win the group in the Champions League.
But as time went on, Potter could not maintain good performance for Chelsea, even though if we compare it with Tuchel at that time, Tuchel was able to make Chelsea have a consistent performance.

So, if we keep comparing Tuchel and Potter then of course Tuchel is still the best because he can bring great success to Chelsea in a short time.
What's more, in the Tuchel era and then the Chelsea owner was sanctioned and it had a direct impact on Chelsea's management as well at that time. But in a difficult situation like that, Tuchel was still able to produce good results for Chelsea, so Tuchel was indeed a coach who was basically difficult to replace, but Todd Boehly fired him, which of course would have an unfavorable impact.

What makes Barcelona even better to be at the top of the table at the moment is, Barcelona is the only team that has conceded very few goals so far this season because Barcelona have only conceded five, while Real Madrid have conceded 14 goals. It was a great record for Barcelona but sadly, Xavi couldn't make Barcelona better at European events.
If Xavi can get Barcelona through to the last 16 of the Champions League then surely Xavi would be the perfect coach for Barcelona. But yes, there is still a second chance for Xavi, and hopefully Xavi can give his best for Barcelona in the Europa League and not like last season.

Maybe Barcelona this season is indeed closer to the title for La Liga than any other competition, because Lewandowski is also by far the top scorer in La Liga. Even though currently the point gap between Barcelona and Real Madrid is only two points, it looks like Barcelona will still have a better chance than Real Madrid to win the La Liga title this season.

I don't think Leicester will win with clean sheets but indeed, I also believe that Leicester do have a chance to win but not with clean sheets at least both teams to score goals. The final result in this match with a score of 2-0 for Leicester's victory I think is a low score, because it was predicted that this match would have many goals but the prediction did not come true.
Indeed, there is no problem with this result because with this result Leicester can actually return to the middle of the standings before the World Cup break. Of course this is a good comeback for Leciester, who previously even looked difficult to get out of the relegation zone.

Meanwhile, Everton, which I think is possible the result of this match could end in a draw because Bournemouth were in the relegation zone before. In fact, Bournemouth were able to score a quick goal in the first half and they won at half time with a score of 2-0 and at full time Bournemouth were able to end the match with a score of 3-0.

Everton doesn't seem to be able to get good space to be able to turn chances into goals, because in reality Everton are leading in ball possession. But unfortunately, Everton has hit a deadlock in this match and made their position in the standings threatened again because they are close to the relegation zone.

Congratulations to Leverkusen and also Xabi Alonso, because with this good improvement at least Xabi Alonso's career as a coach will still get good grades. But indeed, Stuttgart has not been so good so far this season and Leverkusen can really take advantage of this situation to win with clean sheets.
This winning streak began when Leverkusn won 5-0 to beat the onfire Union Berlin. Basically, if I consider these results on paper, of course it will never be easy for Leverkusen, but they have really proven that they are indeed a great team.


For Bayern Munich, I also really believe they will win and in fact, I hope Bayern Munich will win big in this match. Considering that Schalke is not a strong team at this moment, Bayern Munich must be able to maximize this opportunity to be able to win big with clean sheets as well.
But by the way, until the first half is about to end but the score is still 0-0, of course this will be a worry because I believe many are betting on Bayern Munich's victory and therefore hopefully Bayern Munich will win as expected.

Well, even though it's 3-0 down but Udinese still doesn't give up and Udinese can score a goal which although it's still difficult for Udinese to catch up to Napoli, at least Udinese can reduce the score.
Napoli are really really amazing, I checked a few minutes before the match started the odds for Napoli had increased a bit and I thought it was strange. Because it was clear that Napoli would win, but somehow the available odds were increased instead of reduced.

But considering that Udinese can score two quick goals towards the end of this match, I think it will be a bit of a concern. Can Udinese really catch up and can end the match at 3-3? Because the current score is to be 3-2 whereas Napoli had led 3-0 before.

The match has at least 5 minutes remaining or maybe less than 10 minutes, Napoli are in a threatened position now because it could be that Udinese can score a goal to make it 3-3. I hope Napoli can maintain the victory that is in sight because I also bet for Napoli to win.

Manchester City are playing with their best squad but at the moment Manchester City are 1-0 down, time is long and I still believe Manchester City will be able to win at least by a two goal gap or maybe more. Brentford's quick goal will certainly be a trigger for Pep Guardiola's troops to play more aggressively, and a goal for Manchester City is just a matter of time.
Because of course, Manchester City can control the flow of the match which allows Manchester City to have plenty of time to create many opportunities.

But the first half is almost over, although Manchester City are leading in statistics but Manchester City have only had one shot on goal, while Brentford already has three shots on goal.
From here it proves that Brentford has succeeded in applying a counter-attack strategy and they are playing well in defense, so Manchester City still has to make greater efforts to convert opportunities into goals. Anyway, I don't doubt Manchester City to win, but it's also possible that Brentford can maintain the advantage they already have with this 1-0 scoreline.

But what is being considered at this time is if Napoli are certain to win, why do Napoli still get odds of @1.5x. Even though Napoli will be playing at home, which I think if Napoli is confirmed to win then the odds might only be around @1.3x-@1.4x which is different if Napoli is playing away. Maybe later the odds will decrease over time, because for me if the odds are still @1.5x, then what usually happens is for the favorite team it will be difficult to win even though in the end Napoli will still win but with great effort and still not easy.

Even if we look at the results on paper at this moment, of course Napoli will win easily because after all, Udinese is experiencing a decline in performance which is not easy for them to overcome.
Indeed, there is no strong reason to consider Udinese to be able to hold off Napoli because even, Napoli are very dominating the victory for head to head against Udinese.
So, with Napoli being very good at this moment, then of course Napoli will be able to continue the trend of winning over Udinese in the head to head record.

At least this is an important match for Napoli, even though Napoli are currently comfortable at the top of the standings but Napoli still have to be able to get full points. Because no one knows what changes will occur after the break, because it is possible for Napoli to get a drop in performance.
So yes, Napoli still have to really make a strong position at the top of the standings.

If I consider the current moment I think Liverpool still have a chance to win and qualify for the next round, because even though Liverpool looks bad, Liverpool have so far still been able to win against top teams. So yes, even though this match will take place next year there will certainly be changes in the team, but I still believe Klopp can deliver a good result for Liverpool.
Maybe it's a minority choice because I also admit that Real Madrid is indeed a tough team in all competitions, but I'm still trying to give Klopp confidence to be able to succeed in revenge.

Because this is Klopp's third chance to beat Real Madrid, because on the previous two occasions Klopp failed to beat Real Madrid. In my view Liverpool have a solid squad, so for them to beat Real Madrid it is still possible.
It doesn't matter about their position in the local league which is indeed very different, because I'm pretty sure Liverpool will be better against a team that on paper is difficult for them to beat.

As I expected Monchengladbach do have a better chance of winning and also, there will be a lot of goals. Because I thought the final score might be a draw 2-2 or Monchengladbach won with a score of 3-2, but what happened Monchengladbach managed to win by a score of 4-2.
It was a good result for the last match before the break, as Monchengladbach managed to get even closer to the top six but unfortunately for Dortmund they kept slipping.

Maybe this season is a bad season for Dortmund, because the usual Dortmund is a team that is always in the shadow of Bayern Munich at the top. But for now Dortmund are only trying to finish in the top six, even though the points are still close to getting back into the top four but I'm not sure Dortmund will come back easy.
Because the teams that are in the top four at the moment are very fresh teams and I believe they have a great effort to stay in the top four until the end of the season.