0-1 behind and then within 5 minutes to 2-1. I've never seen anything like this happen in this match. A Leicester City player has scored 2 own goals in just over 5 minutes. He will rarely have had such a bad evening, I suspect. It was actually unthinkable that Liverpool would lead 2-1 after that 0-1 score, let alone with 2 own goals. Another match is extremely disappointing for West Ham United. 0-2 down against Brentford, a team they should normally (certainly at home) win against. But strange things are happening this season, I think Brentford will finish this game with a win. Liverpool will still win easily, it seems.

Friendly matches in themselves are not bad. I think it's better than not playing games at all. Those games are only meant to keep the rhythm. Training alone won't get you a match rhythm of course. Competition in Italy starts in a few days, on January 04. A nice date, then people can still recover from old and new for a few days. There are countries in which they decided to hold football matches even on December 31. And matches on January 1st, what should we think of that? I think that's very badly managed. And for Inter it already seems to be the last chance to find the connection with Napoli.

Real Madrid halfway through the first half at a 0-0 score. Could also be the position at halftime. Benzema is in the base so seems fit and recovered again. He will have little game rhythm, but maybe he doesn't need it. In recent weeks, no one has played in club association, only at the World Cup a number of players have gained match rhythm. Perhaps it will be quite soon that Benzema will be deployed again. It is possible that he will only play 1 half and that he will then be substituted during the break. Letting play 90 minutes immediately after an injury does not seem to me to be the most sensible decision.

Few goals today in the Spanish league in the last 2 games of the evening. They don't seem to care that much. We could expect something like this from Atletico Madrid, that is not a team that is constantly looking for the attack. Still, it is important for Atletico to win this match, if you underperform a few matches in a row, you will be back in 9th place instead of 3rd place. So few are the differences in the sub-top of Spanish football. The wait is for Real madrid and Barcelona this weekend, see how they came out of the winter break.

Extremely difficult victory for PSG. 1-1 until the last minute of stoppage time, in which PSG were awarded a penalty. Mbappe showed that he is cool and made it 2-1 for PSG. A good start with a win, but you can ask yourself why PSG had so much trouble with Strasbourg in this match. There wasn't exactly a whole B team in it. Perhaps many players were still thinking about the World Cup and the disappointment of the lost final. Although quite a few other nationalities also play in the Paris team. Lyon took a big win 2-4 in an away game, which is good for confidence. At halftime they were already leading 2-4.

If Ronaldo wants to stop his international career, that is completely understandable. He was basically passed over at the World Cup and is no longer part of the squad. Do you still want to continue? The coach apparently only has a role for him as a substitute. Many players would settle for that, but Ronaldo is too big a name to settle for. He wants to be in the base and otherwise not play. Many teams use so-called pinchitters, which can change a game in the last minutes of the game. Understandably, Ronaldo doesn't feel like it. His choice could also have to do with the fact that he is now going to the desert to play football there. Knowing in the back of his mind that he would no longer be in the base of Portugal. He could still be of great value for the qualification for the European and World Cup.

Manchester City still managed to go into the break with a lead. In the stoppage time of the 1st half they managed to score a goal. It could well be liberating for Guardiola's team, which can now calmly let the opponent come and switch at the right time. A fairly high result could well be possible because of this 0-1 on the stroke of half time. Leeds United of course also has a much less strong team than City. It's a pity that the Spurs had still played a draw, they drop a lot of points at important moments in matches. They could easily have been 3rd.

Timo Werner has not made the career he wanted to make. When he went to Chelsea, everyone thought he was a great talent. However, he failed completely. Perhaps the game in the German league suits him better, since the level there is a lot lower compared to the Premier League. RB Leipzig has a nice team, without really excelling with world players. It is striking that they have good management there, they rarely or hardly ever make bad purchases. And in other football teams they also have things well organized. They can go to the pitch in January when Bayern Munich comes to visit.

The game between Leeds United and Manchester City is about 20 minutes into the game and we haven't seen any action yet. Manchester City is a team that can win with great results, but lately it has also become increasingly common that they have not been able to break pots at half-time and that it is still 0-0. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw another goal at half-time and that they hit the accelerator a little deeper in the 2nd half. They don't have to take irresponsible risks with this team at the moment. I see John Stones in the back, who is not normally in the base in that position, is he?

It could work in itself, but keep in mind that you need to get more matches right. If you take 10 matches from 1.07, you will end up at approximately 2.10, which is not the same as choosing 1 match that is also at 2.10. You are the favorite in every match, but if it goes wrong in 1 match, you have lost your entire bet. To be honest, I wouldn't put a lot of money into such a strategy right away. However, any strategy can work if you make well-considered choices and don't just pick matches blindly. There are people who have become very rich with multi bets.

Difficult to draw conclusions about the last round. However, Newcastle United and Arsenal have done good business. However, the final result of 3-1 was not as easy as the result suggests. Arsenal were behind until the 2nd half, but when the 1-1 fell it was a matter of time before the 2-1 and 3-1 fell. Manchester United are currently leading 2-0 at home, a better start to the break than after the summer, when they lost twice in a row. They will easily win this game. Chelsea achieved a business victory without having to put in a huge effort.

Betis and Bilbao are teams that are evenly matched at the moment. Numbers 3 through 7-8 are also all evenly matched. It's a bit of a lottery who will end up in 3rd place. Many people are already looking forward to the 2nd classico of the season, in which Barcelona has something to put right. The defeat in Madrid was not very big, but it was still fairly hopeless. Maybe the championship will be decided in that game. What is left of the champion Atletico Madrid from a few years ago? They can no longer be recognized with their current game.

At the moment, Price and van Barneveld have started their match. Price is the big favorite to win, but the whole room is a fan of van Barneveld. Nice detail is that price had become world champion when no audience was allowed to attend. Price was allowed to start the first leg and won it, it will be 1-1 in the 2nd leg. And this could also be a very long match. I think Price will win but it won't be easy.

You could say that a number of teams do not belong in the Europa League. Lesser, but also very strong teams. I think that is mainly due to the fact that the top in football has become much stronger. Because a Barcelona - Manchester United match was unthinkable in the EL 5 years ago, wasn't it? That could even just be the final of the CL. Now Barcelona has fallen far compared to the years they won the CL. As far as I know, Barcelona has never won the El because they are almost always active in the CL. That could be a good incentive for Barcelona to win this tournament. United already won this award a few years ago.

Much has been said and written about whether or not you have a gambling license. But with a gambling license you have no certainty that a casino has a stable reputation. Actually, it doesn't say much more. You should also not think that the licensing committee wants to represent the interests of the players. They are only there to fill their pockets and of course want as few problems as possible. It will still matter in which country you have a jurisdiction of a license, but ultimately players are responsible for playing and any losses incurred.

There is a blemish on Argentina's victory. And they owe that mainly to the goalkeeper who has behaved extremely unprofessionally. Also at the ceremony in Argentina, he continues to ridicule players and other teams. He had a lot of disrespect for Mbappe. I would actually be in favor of such players / goalkeepers getting a suspension. They have been very lucky against the Netherlands and France and are now pretending to have won the world title with full glory. I think there will be some sanctions against the keeper. He probably no longer has to come and play goalkeeping in different countries.

It is a nice idea to organize the World Cup in different countries. But in terms of transport, it is not optimal for the players. You will always have to travel up and down, which is not great for your preparation. And the distances between these countries can also be considerable. Mexico and a World Cup, we've already experienced that once before in 1986. I thought everything had gone pretty well then. It surprises me a little that they organize the World Cup, since America is not really a football country at all. At least, football is not among the 3 most popular sports. Maybe not even in the top 5.

Tomorrow we will finally start the competition again. It is a special situation, we have had a winter break, but not because of the organization of the World Cup. I don't know to what extent tomorrow's players will be affected by the winter break. We are also watching Liverpool closely to see if they can put in a good performance this time. And what about Newcastle United holding 3rd place? Erik ten Hag will not be sent away from United for the time being, but his results will have to improve. Then with less beautiful football, but you have to qualify for the Cl through the competition anyway.

PSV's Gapo is also being hunted from the EPL. And the coach of United, would like to have Gakpo, but on the other hand does not want to go into detail. Maybe he doesn't want to drive the price up unnecessarily that way? United will probably get more players, but where is the limit somewhere in what they can and may buy? They can just keep buying whatever they want. Not to mention that they also brought in Casemiro about 1.5 months ago. At what position should they get even more players?

Carlos ALcaraz is probably the best tennis player for the future. Putting yourself in the row with Ferderer, Djokovic and Nadal that will not work for the time being. Those 3 literally and figuratively lifted the tennis level to a high level and were a great inspiration for many tennis players. I also don't know if we're going to get a lot of rivalry at the top, it would be good because they can keep each other on their toes. You should think of players like Jack Sinner for example. And I'm still curious how long Nadal and Djokovic can continue playing tennis. Nadal seems to be a bit more injury prone, so maybe his end will come sooner than we all want and think.