I do agree that there is no weak team or strong team at this level. When you are at quarter finals, all teams deserved to be there, and yes normally there could be some smaller teams here, but this time there aren't any neither, the lowest ranked team is Dortmund, which should tell you how strong this quarter finals line up of teams are.
I believe that it is going to be very fun to watch them all, every team has someone their strength to battle it out and I think that means a lot of games to watch and have fun. I will definitely be live watching City Vs Madrid game because that is by far the best match up of the season so far and I believe that we are going to end up with something much better eventually if given enough chance.
The team that has qualified for the quarter-finals is the best team, whatever they have been through, what is certain is that the team that got here is the best of the opponents they have eliminated. A slight difference is normal but not excessive so that any team will not be too favored or there will be no team that is easy to predict to qualify for the semifinals. All the matches in the quarter-finals will be interesting and fierce and indeed the match between Manchester City vs Madrid is a little different in terms of prestige or tension because these two teams were previously favorites to win the UCL this season but have met before and that happened yesterday. This season makes the battle in the quarter-finals this season even more interesting. |
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You're absolutely right, Juventus strangely doesn't perform as well as it should given that it was only involved in Serie A and the Coppa Italia, with a team as strong as theirs I would have expected them to have given everything to win the Scudetto, I think only Allegri is to blame in all this
Motivation was lost because they were too far behind Inter Milan and in terms of strength they were also unable to compete with Inter Milan, so they continued to get a series of bad results in the second half of this season. Now Juventus just needs to maintain their ability to finish in the top 4, that's all they can realistically achieve. And it is true that from what happened, Allegri was the person most responsible for everything that happened, he seemed to have failed to motivate his team. Bologna become an unpredictable team at the moment. what happened to Atalanta last few season, seems to be the same situation with the current Bologna team. i know, bologna cannot win all their matches against mid-table teams, but from their performance, I see that Bologna has the potential to win the match against Juventus. However, we still need to pay attention to the quality of the players that Juventus have. Even though Juventus often find difficulties to win, for the competition of UCL tickets, I am sure Juventus players will perform better against Bologna. The battle for position 1 is no longer something we have to worry about, but the competition for positions 2 - 4 is still very interesting.
Bologna has strength this season and they are also quite consistent in what they have achieved so far, making their motivation increase to be able to finish in the top 4, and I think that is quite possible. Bologna is a surprise team this season who is able to be in the top flight, and they are ready to compete for tickets to the Champions League this season. |
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There is no major star in the Liverpool team, but with the combination of all the players, Liverpool is performing well this season. Liverpool's current team combination is very good and if there are injury problems and some players are missing in the upcoming games due to injury problems, their plans will definitely be disrupted. As they have a chance to win several titles ahead, the players must stay fit and play cautiously even if no player gets injured because injuries are totally unwanted. Even though the injury is unwanted, they have to play with as much caution as possible so that the plans they have made this season are implemented.
Liverpool is a top team that has quality players in all its lines and I think there are enough star players at Liverpool so that they can maintain the consistency of their best performance in the last few seasons. Regarding the number of injured players, I don't think it's a big problem because we have seen throughout this season that quite a lot of Liverpool teams rotate players because several of their main players are injured and that doesn't make their performance decline. Against Atalanta it is not easy for Liverpool, but we also have to look realistically at the strength of these two teams, that Liverpool is a little stronger and they have a slightly greater percentage of being able to qualify for the semi-finals. |
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Even though Girona's performance has declined lately, I still have some belief that they will strive to secure a place in the top four this season. It wouldn't make sense if Girona didn't eventually finish among the top teams, as it would render all their efforts futile. However, I'm not aiming for Girona to settle for either fourth or third place in the standings; I aspire for them to claim the second position.This is the rank I believe they are worthy of achieving this season, and I hope they will endeavor to seize that spot from Barcelona. Despite recent setbacks, I maintain a glimmer of hope that Girona will rise to the occasion and demonstrate their capabilities on the field, ultimately achieving the commendable feat of securing second place in the league standings.
To be able to finish in the top 4 is of course still quite possible for Girona, now they are 7 points ahead of Atletico Madrid who are in 5th place and with 10 matches remaining Girona only needs to maintain the stability of their performance to be able to maintain their position. And it is true that Girona's performance has declined slightly in the last few matches, this team seems to no longer have the direction they had at the start of the season and when a shock occurs in a squad that doesn't actually have the same quality as Girona it will be a little difficult to recover. Now their motivation is only to finish in the top 4, I think that is very possible for Girona. |
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Watching Manchester United eliminating Liverpool from the FA Cup quarterfinals really surprising in the eyes of everyone, Liverpool had the higher number of votes for winning but failed. Why points blaming fingers to Jurgen Klopp? He's not the faulty one because his players had the opportunities of netting goals but failed to deliver due to their incompetent performance. They're unable to reach the winning phase and got eliminated in the final minutes of extra time. Liverpool performance was strictly based on their outstanding form, they had the principles and possession required, what happen?
No one is to blame because Liverpool did their best and their performance was as usual in this match, but it's just that luck was not on their side, this is a normal result in football. Playing at Manchester United's home ground certainly won't be easy for Liverpool and even though Liverpool are favorites in this match, the meeting between the two teams was full of prestige, causing high match tension. I won't take this too seriously, Manchester United are a top team so it wouldn't be a big surprise if they won this game. |
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Previously, Juventus was not just about being in second place but yes, previously Juventus was a tight competitor with Inter in the race for first place. But unfortunately, Juventus performance in the second half of this season has decreased and is difficult to improveagain. With results like that, of course, it is difficult for Juventus to win in every match they play. But even so, at least Juventus target for the remainder of this season is only to maintain its position in the top four because clearly, it would be very bad if Juventus dropped out of the top four, because this season is a good season and good moment for Juventus to be able to finish in the top four.
There is no other possibility than to finish in the top 4 for Juventus this season and that is quite realistic considering what they are currently experiencing. The significant decline in performance that occurred in the second half of this season was a bit surprising, initially when they were unable to compete with Inter Milan and were increasingly behind in points from Inter Milan who were at the top of the standings, it made Juventus seem to have lost motivation to win the match, but if this continues So it will be very confusing for them now because Roma and Bologna are quite consistent so it could be dangerous for Juventus to finish in the top 4. |
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I also don't think anyone will underestimate West Ham. I would like to remind that they were the winner of the Conference League title in the previous season.  They take these tournaments really seriously. After especially seeing how Leverkusen struggled against Qarabag the last time this matchup seems likely to be quite competitive as well. Xabi Alonso has an incredible record this season. They are still unbeaten.  I'm really curious about whether West Ham will be able to put an end to this huge record if Leverkusen don't lose until then. West Ham have much more capable players than Qarabag so technically they are more likely on paper. When it comes to my opinion on which one to advance I would still favour Leverkusen because of their much more convincing look.  This is a quarter-final match, all teams will give everything to give their best and indeed no one will be underestimated here because currently those in the Europa League quarter-finals are the best teams. In predicting and placing bets, we each have our own point of view and indeed there are many things that tend to be more profitable or more favorable for Leverkusen to be able to beat West Ham after seeing the performance of both teams as a whole this season, but that doesn't mean there aren't any surprises that might happen and In fact, I really believe this match will be more difficult for Leverkusen. Personally, I'm still not sure that Leverkusen will lose here. After seeing the strength of the team and the consistency they have maintained since the start of this season, I really favor them to be in the Europa League final this season. |
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For me it is a game of chance, it is 50-50, either of them can win it and progress to the next round, but it all depends on the team that is capable of creating and also converting these chances, they are both playing well in their domestic leagues respectively so I don't think anyone of them is inferior to the other or superior, all I see is a very interesting yet fierce contest between two of Europe's finest elite clubs, perhaps the winner of this tie may turn out to be the winner of this year's edition. And I also want to emphasize that it won't be easier for Manchester city as it was for them last season when both clubs met in the semi final stage.
Manchester City and Real Madrid are two top teams who have almost the same strength, so if someone favors one of them, it cannot be separated from the different point of view seen, but overall the percentage of the two teams to get to the semifinals this season is still quite the same. In the Champions League, not only will teams compete in strength but teams will also compete in mentality and Manchester City and Real Madrid are the two best European teams at the moment who definitely have both of these. Yes, Real Madrid played quite badly in that match, even though they were playing at home. Leipzig even has better shot attempts and shots on target than Real Madrid. So I think if Real Madrid continues to play like that, then they will only fall prey to Man City. Man City indeed has a performance that is not as impressive as last season but that was more than enough to just beat Real Madrid.
It doesn't seem fair if we only look at what happened in one match, we have to look at the strength of the team as a whole and in my opinion even the Champions League also influences what happened with the team in the past so that will be a reference material for what's happening right now. It's realistic to see that the strengths of Real Madrid and Manchester City are quite equal now, so both have the same opportunity to beat each other. |
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Even though Manchester United managed to qualify for the semifinals and will only play against Coventry, of course, it is certain that Manchester United will also qualify for the final match. But unfortunately, in the final match Manchester United will face Chelsea or Manchester City but yes, if for example in the final match Manchester United meet or play against Manchester City, then I personally am not sure Manchester United can beat Manchester City. Therefore, even though Manchester United is certain to play in the FA Cup final, but there is still no strong guarantee for Manchester United to get the FA Cup trophy.
It seems that Manchester United has no obstacles in advancing to the FA Cup Final, Coventry looks very easy for Manchester United in the semi-final match, whoever wins in the final match, at least they can get their title this season, even though Chelsea is the only candidate against Manchester United in the final We hope that Chelsea will be able to emerge as champions of the FA Cup this year, at least that's what they can feel from the several years where they have had a crisis of winning and winning the title. I'm not sure that Chelsea will make it to the final, they will face a strong Manchester City team in the semi-finals, of course this will really make it difficult for them, especially if we look realistically, the strength of Manchester City and Chelsea this season has a very significant difference. It would be a big surprise if Chelsea were able to beat Manchester City. Meanwhile, Manchester United were a little lucky in the semifinals, they came to the semifinals very dramatically after beating Liverpool and this is an advantage for Manchester United to be able to advance to the final and win the FA Cup trophy this season, they are very close to that. |
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Athletico Madrid's unbeaten streak of 25 games at home in La Liga has come to an end. The last time they lost a home game in all competitions was back in January 2023, against Barcelona. Once again, Barcelona has managed to defeat them. It's unclear why Athletico seems to struggle against Barcelona specifically. Is it because of the different league and approach? Don't know but being humiliated and brutalized by Barcelona was tough.
Nevertheless, Barcelona displayed a great team effort. Their intensity and defense have notably improved. They now close down tight spaces effectively, which is what Barcelona fans have been hoping to see from their players. The whole squad put in a fantastic performance, sending a strong message ahead of their match against PSG.
Atletico Madrid always has difficulty against Barcelona, especially now that both teams are in different situations, Atletico Madrid, whose performance has been inconsistent in the last few matches, and Barcelona, which is very on fire, so I think Barcelona's victory is not surprising, but they were defeated by a score. 3 goals scored without reply in front of their own supporters was of course quite embarrassing for Atletico Madrid. It has been seen in the last few matches that Barcelona's performance has improved quite a bit and Xavi seems to have identified that this team has been able to cover up their weaknesses that have been visible since the start of the season. |
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Everyone has their own opinion and supports their own team, so in my opinion it is true that Arsenal are much better than last season, but we also look at their experience and winning mentality, whether they are really convinced that they can do it now, namely win the title here. this season, whether it's EPL or UCL, I'm not completely sure they can beat Munich just like that because against Porto they had difficulty winning and it doesn't really look like they can qualify for the UCL final this season.
Munich will get rid of Arsenal in this round, of course they have their own way of dealing with their opponents in the UCL, so I know that even though Munich has been playing badly and inconsistently in the domestic league for some time now, that doesn't mean in the UCL because Tuchel certainly wants to bring Munich to play in the next round until the final, I just think that the only team representing the English league is Manchester City who will go to the final and Arsenal's steps will stop in the quarter-finals, Munich will definitely give them a surprise in the next meeting and I am sure that they are able to do it .
That's more of a realization in my opinion, we do have our own point of view but don't be selfish in looking at a team just because you like it or not and to make predictions we have to be realistic. Arsenal is indeed stronger, but mentally this team is not that good, their progress to the quarter-finals with great difficulty beating Porto is proof of that. Meanwhile, Bayern has everything more than Arsenal, so I think Bayern's percentage of being able to beat Arsenal and advance to the semifinals is very high. Bayern Munich has quite a lot of motivation in the UCL this season because they most likely won't be able to defend the Bundesliga title so only the UCL title is possible for them to achieve so they will of course really focus on their journey in the UCL this season and in terms of strength Bayern Munich is also quite strong so they should be considered to win the title this season. |
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I agree here with games against Qarabag was really stunning as both times they came from behind and bring themselves to the better spot but still they exposed their all weakness and give them really trough time with in first leg game once I was sure we are going to witness first defeat for them in this season, but they have done good comeback and have draw through two late goals but in second leg game again we have impressive performance through having two goals lead they down to 10 men and then allow Bayer Leverkusen to score two goals in injury time through Schick was good but surely a wake-up call for the German champions.
Now they are going to face West Ham which is having not good season, but their performance in Europa League is amazing, and they can give them good fight till last minute of the game and things will be surely not easy for the both teams.
Leverkusen has shown a very strong team mentality and we saw it straight away over the two legs in the match against Qarabag, many people thought they would see Leverkusen's first defeat of the season but their mentality and quality is quite good making things difficult for their opponents, I don't think that There are bad indications or visible weaknesses of Leverkusen in the match against Qarabag, on the contrary, there will be a big impact on the team with the sensational victory they achieved. Facing West Ham in the quarter-finals will of course not be easy for Leverkusen, this is increasingly difficult for the remaining teams because they are getting closer to the title and of course the focus of the entire team will be greater. However, even so, Leverkusen will still be very favorites to beat West Ham. |
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Competing in the UCL this season will not be easy for any team because there are many great teams not only from the Bundesliga. So Bayern Munich must be able to really focus completely there if they want to get the UCL trophy this season, while Bayer Leverkusen has the opportunity to get two prestigious trophies this season. Namely the Bundesliga trophy and another one is the Europa League trophy if Bayer Leverkusen is able to do well enough, because there is also a pretty strong team there.
It is natural for Bayern Munich to shift their focus to the Champions League stage because that is the only trophy that will allow them to achieve it, even though it will be very difficult, but at least the percentage of Bayern Munich winning the UCL title is greater than retaining the Bundeliga title. Leverkusen are in their best performance, they have been quite superior since the start of the season, if they are able to maintain it until the end, it is very feasible for them to win two prestigious titles this season, namely the Bundesliga and the Europa League. I think they should show their full strength against every team in order to be at a better level in the match they will play against Arsenal. They will play Der Klassiker against Borussia Dortmund and this will be a good test for them before the Arsenal match. I think they can beat Arsenal because Arsenal had a hard time qualifying in the previous round. Bayern is in a pretty good situation right now.
In terms of strength, the Bayern team this season is not that bad and in fact I think they are stronger than last season, it's just that they are often inconsistent and their chances of advancing to the UCL semifinals this season are very big because Arsenal is a team that doesn't have a strong mentality and from what happened in the past makes Bayern very confident of being able to beat Arsenal. |
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After his dismissal from Roma, we forgot about Mourinho a little, and I decided to see what they wrote about him in the news, so I managed to find the latest news that he can lead Fenerbahce, and there are also mentions that two clubs would like to see him Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahly, so apparently he is now choosing where to continue his career. It was quite expected, that he would not remain unemployed for long, despite the recent setbacks in his career, he still has a high status in world football.
Jose Mourinho still has great prestige even though he was fired from Roma and his name sank even further when De Rossi, who replaced Jose Mourinho as AS Roma coach, could actually make the Roma team much better. However, in terms of quality and experience, Jose Mourinho is still quite good, so it is only natural that there are several teams who are still interested in using his services. Regarding the rumors currently circulating, there are several, but I also believe that Jose Mourinho will not be unemployed for long. |
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Arteta and Arsenal players know what is at stake when they play Manchester City, and I think they will be ready to face Manchester City. If Arteta takes time to study the Liverpool vs Manchester City match last week, he can know the tactics to use that will make Kevin de Bruyne not be a threat against them.
Jogen Klopp and the entire Liverpool team are anxiously waiting for the outcome of the clash of Arsenal with Man City as this will give a picture how things will proceed in the league. Their tight race is looking so indecisive so each of those teams would be looking for a way the other will drop point. Arsenal was able to collect the three point of their first leg with a lone goal from Gabriel Martinelli. This time Man City will be fighting with a mixture of rage and revenge and I hope the Gunners are prepared to contain them. Any of them that wins that match will be hopeful of collecting the title at least for the interim provided they can continue winning other of their matches. A draw between Manchester City and Arsenal would be quite profitable for Liverpool, but there is also a very big possibility that it could happen because of course Manchester City and Arsenal have quite a lot of motivation to win the Premier League title this season. I see that whatever the result of the match between the two top teams will still create fierce competition between the three teams this season for the title, this season's Premier League still has 11 matches left so this is still a long journey for these teams to be able to maintain its consistency. |
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Real Madrid has become totally unbeatable in the Spanish La Liga, not respecting the home advantage of any team. They are trashing Osasuna 1-4 in their home with Vinicius Junior scoring twice and Brahim Diaz and Daniel Carvajal also scoring one goal each. I have come to love the combination and coordination of Vinicius and Diaz as that have re-invented the Madrid Spirit when everyone thought it has departed with the exit of some of the icons from the team. The win this even further reassures Madrid that the league is theirs, they have fought a good fight and therefore deserve the crown.
The next match I am looking forward to is Getafe against Girona. My interest is to see how Girona will be able to subdue Getafe, a team they have never defeated in their home since both teams were promoted to the first division.
The match is over and Real Madrid won with a score of 4-2, which is quite appropriate because in terms of strength Real Madrid is much stronger than Osasuna so I don't take this victory too seriously. The victory achieved by Real Madrid also does not identify anything, and they remain with the same motivation to continue to achieve positive results in order to maintain their hopes of becoming La Liga champions this season. Regardless of what happened in the past, it must be admitted that this season Girona has been much better than Getafe, but in the last few matches Girona's performance has declined slightly so I think it is a little risky to bet on Girona winning this match even though they are the favorites. |
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During this season Lazio performance is completely unstable and until week 28 Lazio only gets 12 wins and they also already gets 12 loses so this makes Lazio position only stuck at the middle of standings league or 9th place and it is impossible to repeat their last season achievement when this team can reach to runner up place because Lazio has 19 points below to AC Milan the team from second place and the recent is Lazio have to eliminated by Bayern Munich at Champion League
Eliminated from the UCL and in the middle of the Serie A standings, I'm sure they also didn't expect it to be like this, even though in the previous season they were able to perform well. The only thing they can try now is the Coppa Italia, that's their only competition at the moment, but unfortunately they will also meet Juventus. A decline in a team's performance in one season is actually quite natural, but Lazio does not have the strong capacity to recover. I think for this season there is nothing left for them except to build a stronger team again next season. Going into the Coppa Italy semi-final match against Juventus will be quite tough for Lazio with their performance still declining and also their overall strength is not stronger than Juventus, I don't think they have high hopes. |
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I have doubts in every key this time, only in the Atletico - Dortmund one i can see a favorite to win wich is Atletico clearly, but in the other games i dont really see it, between Man City and Real Madrid i see a 60-40 and for the other games im 50-50 in both remaining games.
Do you doubt Dortmund? I think that's a big mistake, Atletico's performance this season has been inconsistent and their victory over Inter Milan cannot be a reference that they can do the same against Atletico. In terms of quality, Atletico and Dortmund don't have a significant difference so I think these two teams still have the same chance of qualifying for the semifinals. Arsenal would play Bayern Munich as an underdog in the UCL quarter- finals that means pressure would be on Bayern to win the match and it's obvious the present Bayern is not like the previous formidable team they had been on and of in term of their performances in Bundesliga , however the present Arsenal team can't be underrated notwithstanding there match against Porto which they narrowly won, Porto didn't give them the chances to play there usual free-flowing passes and not shaky Arsenal all effort to score more goals proved abortive and was thwarted by Porto defence manned by legendary Pepe whose wealth of experience helped Porto to stop Arsenal from scoring,
I think Bayern will be very favorites to win against Arsenal. What happened in the past has made Bayern more confident, they have a good record when facing Arsenal and also Bayern this season will be ambitious enough to win the Champions League title because that is the only trophy they can possibly win. In fact, currently the pressure is on the Arsenal team. |
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Real Madrid is still consistent enough to compete in La Liga so there is no doubt for me that Madrid will experience bad things as long as they still have complete players in all lines, Madrid have won most of their matches in La Liga and have only experienced 1 defeat so in for the remainder of this season, I'm sure Madrid will still be able to do it and they are also used to the busy schedule they have every season. Madrid can focus on the UCL and also La Liga, while in La Liga itself Madrid has widened the points gap so Madrid is still sitting calmly at the top by continuing compete in UCL.
Having to divide their concentration between La Liga and the Champions League is not a reason because the Real Madrid team is targeting to be able to win both and teams like Real Madrid are also used to this, so we cannot predict Real Madrid's decline because of their busy schedule or having to divide their focus. they. Now Real Madrid is 7 points ahead of Girona in 2nd place so that is quite comfortable for Real Madrid and also Girona has started to decline in quality so they can no longer put pressure on the Real Madrid team who are at the top of the standings. |
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In terms of appearance and performance that has been seen at Bayer Leverkusen, it can be said that it is truly extraordinary, but when talking about match scores, I was even more amazed when I saw the number of scores obtained by Liverpool in the last 16 match. Even though the team they are facing is a very weak team so it is very natural that Liverpool can win with that many goals, Bayer Leverkusen also needs to be looked at because this team is also a very dangerous team in the Europa League this season because in the Europa League Leverkusen is still haven't lost, nor in their own local league.
Leverkusen's victory was very dramatic, they were able to come back to turn things around in the last 10 minutes of the match and this was the same as in the first leg. Qarabag has given everything but it must be admitted that Leverkusen's quality and mentality is much stronger so they are more worthy of winning. Liverpool's big win was not a surprise because in terms of quality the Liverpool team was much stronger so it was quite feasible for them to win this match with a big score. So far Liverpool have not encountered any opponents that have made it difficult for them because overall Liverpool's quality is slightly better than other teams. |
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