Roma's motivation to win the Europa League is questionable - there will be very strong competition there (especially after third places from the Champions League fall there). But after yesterday's match, where Roma, playing almost the entire game on the power play, hardly beat Lecce with a minimal advantage, I would say that Roma's results are the result of a weak game rather than weak motivation. For some reason they still can't show their best game.
Presumably, Mourinho will continue until the end of the season. But the Europa League seems to be in turmoil. He lost in their home field against the critical Real Betis. They are currently ranked 3rd in the group. They will qualify to the next stage, but the Europa League is a much heavier league compared to the Conference League. There are heavyweights in the Europa League. In addition, champions league 3rd place teams will come. My prediction, they will see at most quarter-finals. Third place in the group is not a problem if your competitors are Ludogorets and Hick (with all due respect to these clubs)  I don’t see the point in making predictions, because in the Europa League, even in the playoffs, motivation is not the same as in the Champions League. I strongly doubt that if Juventus and Barcelona fall into the Europa League it will automatically mean that they will meet in the final. Their main priority will be to fix things in the national championship and get into the Champions League next year. In such conditions, any underdog has a chance. |
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I've seen a statistics shared about this topic recently as well. It was saying that Haaland can reach Ronaldo's goal amount if Ronaldo doesn't score any goal from now on and Haaland scores 43 goals a season for 16 years as of now (plus Haaland needs to play until the age of 38). This shows how much difficult it is for Haaland to be equal with Ronaldo in terms of statistics. However this doesn't change another fact that Haaland is going to be one of the legends as long as he has amazing seasons most of the time until the end of his career. https://twitter.com/samhomewood/status/1578699781811351553Questionable calculations. In the sense that the numbers are quite real, but making a forecast for 16 years ahead ... this is mega optimism. Even if we assume that he will not have serious injuries and he will be fantastically stable, the fact that, for example, he is young now is not taken into account. After 5 years, due to physiology, he will definitely become heavier, which will affect his speed. Whether he will be able to adapt to the other realities of his body or not is unknown. And that's just over 5 years. And the calculations say that he should play until the age of 38 |
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Milan really deserves attention - very tricky team Overall they have had a bad season so far (including the Champions League) but if you look at the results of the big four, Milan are in 2nd place and the gap to Napoli is minimal. I would not be surprised if what happened last season happens - Milan will wait for a decline in competitors and take first place. Napoli continue to impress - another big win. Udinese confirmed that their position is not accidental and took away points from Atalanta. Allegri ought to be fired because his tactics won't get this club anywhere, and although I still have faith in the Juventus team, I don't see him taking the team to any vctories this year. It is unfortunate that the team has gotten worse and could get worse if Allegri remains in charge. Another example of a bad coach's performance was the weekend game versus AC Milan. No enthusiasm, no teamwork, and no self-assurance. Juventus should have drew the Watch. I'll continue to hold Allegri accountable for Juventus' disappointing season until tomorrow. Maybe you're right and Allegri should be fired, but management still trusts him. Maybe they are waiting for Juventus to play in the optimal composition and hope that everything will change for the better in this case? A rather risky assumption, since if it turns out to be wrong, the next coach can get Juventus in a situation where there will be no chance of reaching the playoffs of the Champions League, and in Serie A the gap from the leaders will be critical. |
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I have mixed feelings about Messi's injury and the reality that he will not feature in the second match against Benfica. Although I must confess that it is scary knowing that it is just a month to the World Cup and I wouldn't want any injuries to prevent him from playing, on the other hand if there is anything I have learned from studying Messi is that he always bounces back from injury in exceptional form.
Judging by the comments of Galtier, there is nothing serious there and Messi misses the game with Benfica simply for preventive reasons. By the game with Marseille, he will already be in the squad. I don't think that the absence of Messi will prevent PSG from achieving the desired result in the home game. Even if Benfica puts a bus at their gates, Mbappe and Neymar will find a couple of necessary loopholes. But if, by some miracle, Benfica takes away points from PSG, then the situation in the group will become as interesting as possible, since in this case Juventus will regain their chances to qualify. |
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Dortmund are not very lucky with their schedule in the recent times. Because their next opponent in the league is Union Berlin in an away game. Considering that Union Berlin are still the leader in the standings now Dortmund have a very tough game ahead. Dortmund defeated them here by 3-0 last season actually. And they didn't have Haaland in that game due to an injury as well.
Now Union Berlin are stronger and more motivated of course but let's see if Dortmund can still keep an advantage against them psychologically. I'd rather bet on both teams to score @1.71. I don't think any of them will have big difficulties in scoring at least one goal.
Union Berlin formally now has the best defense in the Bundesliga, while Borussia's attack is far from ideal. Both teams are in the top group and it seems to me that they will play more cautiously than with the intention to get three points at all costs. I think betting on BTTS is very risky in this meeting. |
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Yes, Real Madrid's chances are better and more prepared to face the El Clasico match later than Barcelona.
Los Blancos already have perfect points in the champions league group, it is quite advantageous for Don Carlo's squad to be more concentrated in La Liga.
Unlike Barcelona, they must concentrate on the Champions League match before they travel to the Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid's home ground. meaning, Xavi's attention will be devoted to the champions league match before thinking about the El Classico party.
Barca must win this match over Inter, but if they lose. Barcelona is unlikely to have any chance of qualifying for the next round. Xavi's attention will automatically be devoted to the La Liga trophy.
Due to the fact that there is a team in the group that is more likely not to score a single point, Barcelona, even if it does not reach the playoffs of the Champions League, will fall into the Europa League. Xavi said last year that it would be nice to win the Europa League, so I don't think that after the Champions League group stage Real and Barcelona will be in a different position - both clubs will continue to fight in Euro cups and neither will have extra rest compared to the competitor. |
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1. CHI
2. CHI
3. CHI
4. Yes
5. Over
6. 4th
7. Odd
8. Even
9. CHI
10. CHI
Final Score prediction 20-19
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Looks like I'm about to repeat last season's miserable performance by making too many bets. None hit yesterday and far from it too, so I should just keep this steady but... hear me out.
Liverpool are 2.85 to win versus Arsenal. I have never seen this high odds before against Arsenal~
What do you think about the odds in the game Liverpool - City? At the moment the quotes are as follows: 3.85 - 4.10 - 1.87 In the game with Arsenal, I was sure that Arsenal would not lose (although the quotes were cloudy). But when I see such odds for City against Liverpool, I have great doubts in its fairness. Liverpool have been bad this season but they can't be so bad that they don't win at least one of their three home games against City at a difficult moment. For me the Liverpool bet has a lot of value (3.85-3=0.85 ~ probably 28% of the value). |
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Depending on what is considered support. It is unlikely that I will play in a new casino, regardless of who owns it. I already use the services of casinos that completely suit me and they are the market leaders with a capitalization (and turnover) of hundreds of millions of dollars, what's the point of switching to a new project and taking risks if there are already reliable options?
There's nothing wrong to make a promotion here with their gambling casino because they want to launch it and some of the members are having a good time giving feed back for the services, user experience and etc. for the better quality of service of the casino would give and also it is good too to make a background checking before making a full service to them with the feed back of other players already, and also if you really want to support them why not to take a try to play by that at your own perspective you can try if their gambling casino is suitable fro your needs. As I said, I will only try new projects if, for some reason, I see a big benefit from using them. No bonus of 10-50-100 dollars will lure me away from the usual services that I use. But if a new project comes up with something really interesting then why not. But to be honest, it's hard to come up with something innovative in gambling (and if you can, it will be something illegal like squid game ). |
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Ramos received his next red card, this time for talking to the referee (apparently he insulted him). What a man! If I remember correctly, he is the Champions League red card record holder and close to the top in Real Madrid (I'm not sure top-1 because my favorite Pepe played there ), but the farm league? I wonder if Reims will be able to win or at least draw when playing in the majority? Still, this is a generally weak team. Ramos is holding the World? or European? record for the most red carded player or defender! I forgot exactly his record but I remember something close to 27 red card while the nearest one was 21? He will never change apparently  PSG was lucky that Marseille lost so they could stay in the first place. Losing points vs Reims isn't good to secure some distance from the others. Lens, the remaining team with 0 defeat, is 1 goal behind vs Lille. I know that there are players with more red cards, but if you take the top players, then Ramos is one of the first. By the way, for the sake of interest, I checked and it turned out that Pepe has only 9 red cards in his entire career. Surprising, especially considering how crazy he is. Here is my favorite episode: Pepe going mad It will be interesting if Ramos gets red in the Champions League in the playoffs - it will be a much more important event than in a regular Ligue 1 game, although even here PSG can be said to have lost points because of him. |
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Damn, Superbru reminder came in, reminding me there's an entire lot of picks to make, I shouldn't remind anyone else, but what's the point of losing when half the pool forgot to put their picks eh?
My betting prowess is limp so far, but I'm going to take 1 pick against Real Madrid (Shakhtar didn't lose too badly actually)w, and then another "chase my losses" bet on Liverpool -1.5. Not wise, I know.
I don't think that the bet against Real Madrid is good, since at Shakhtar Real Madrid will hone their tactics for the game with Barcelona. I do not think that this is the case when Real Madrid will rest. As for Liverpool, I think this is a good bet as the Rangers are already completely destroyed (3 defeats and a goal difference of 0-9), and Liverpool are forced to look for a good game and results. |
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12. Alexa Grasso
11. Jonathon Martinez
10. Askar Askarov
9. Dusko Todorovic
8. Joanderson Brito
7. Alonzo Menifield
6. Leomana Martinez
5. Jacob Malkoun
4. Victor Henry
3. Pierangela Rodriguez
2. Tatsuro Taira
1. Mike Jackson
Match 12 winner Total Strikes: 58
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Damn, I forgot to put my predictions in for Friday and Saturday once again. That happened twice already in 8 rounds.
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That is why I make my predictions in advance (for all three pools), but then I don’t even remember what results I predicted and watching the games I don’t know what result I need to worry about By the way, does anyone have any ideas about the Liverpool vs City game on Sunday? I don’t want to bet on City because it will be a complete disaster for Liverpool, but I don’t really believe in a positive outcome either. |
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I guess the story is clear now to everyone who is still doubting the capability of this Arsenal side because they are so focused and dedicated to achieving the objectives for the season. They have shown so much courage and strength today, they have proven that they can do it and they can be title contenders this season. Kudos to the team they have been impressive and proven everyone wrong. Indeed they are a better team this season.
Let's just hope that Arsenal don't go back to their clownish ways of winning big games but then losing points against outsiders. As bad form as Liverpool may be, 3 goals against them in such a competitive match deserve respect. By the way, in the next round Liverpool will play at home against City  I don’t even know what to suggest here - whether Liverpool will finally win and help Arsenal consolidate their leadership, or whether Liveprol will lose and fall into the bottom half of the standings. |
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Roma are going to play an important game in the group. They are going to play an away game against Betis this time. They already lost the game in Italy by 2-1 which wasn't expected for me. I thought like Roma would win by a slight margin but they were devastated by the goal came in the last minutes.
I understand that their main target is to become successful in the Serie A and qualify for the Champions League. But they are normally among the biggest candidates for the Europa League title for now. If they lose this one as well and Ludogorets beat HJK then Roma's chance of moving on will be pretty low. Therefore I don't think Roma will lose this time but I can't be confident of a win.
Roma's motivation to win the Europa League is questionable - there will be very strong competition there (especially after third places from the Champions League fall there). But after yesterday's match, where Roma, playing almost the entire game on the power play, hardly beat Lecce with a minimal advantage, I would say that Roma's results are the result of a weak game rather than weak motivation. For some reason they still can't show their best game. |
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Chelsea play attacking football and with the change of coach, I see their efficiency has increased. I don’t think that Ronaldo has aged so much over the summer to stop playing at least at an average level and forget how to score goals It is natural that he will score some goals playing in such a strong team as Chelsea - plus if they buy him then obviously the situation will be different from the situation at United where the manager simply does not want/does not know how to use such a tool as Ronaldo. Chelsea didn't need ronaldo. he will be only become a useless player in chelsea. Chelsea needs a pure striker like haaland caused by with the rumour about PSG interested with aubameyang and this can make him leave from chelsea. that's why chelsea needs to find a replacement for him if such thing will happen. Why people are always linking an old player that has bad performance with MU to the chelsea. It's better chelsea to buy a young talented player. Maybe if you read the news you would know the answer to this question? This transition was in the plans of management, but Tuchel was against... and where is Tuchel now? Chelsea management wants to promote their brand and they need big names to do so - the last players they considered were Ronaldo and Neymar. But Neymar is happy with his position at PSG plus unlike Ronaldo he can't start playing for Chelsea in the Champions League this season having already played for PSG. So there isn't much choice. By the way, why do you think Ronaldo can't play a clean striker? This is just one of his best skills. |
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And overall I think that the title race is over for Juventus - they should hope to get at least in the top 4.
yes, Juventus are done chasing trophies this season. can only hope that Juve will finish in the top 4 and still be able to qualify for the UCL. Milan seems better at the moment. they are trying to catch up at the start of the season. Roma seems to be starting to improve their performance. as well as their position in the Serie A standings. Milan really deserves attention - very tricky team Overall they have had a bad season so far (including the Champions League) but if you look at the results of the big four, Milan are in 2nd place and the gap to Napoli is minimal. I would not be surprised if what happened last season happens - Milan will wait for a decline in competitors and take first place. Napoli continue to impress - another big win. Udinese confirmed that their position is not accidental and took away points from Atalanta. |
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Barça have not yet met any strong opponents in La Liga, which is why they have such good results there. If in the Champions League Barca played 3 times with Victoria, then there would also be good results, but you can’t do this, so Barcelona had to play with Bayern and Inter and it received two defeats. I can't say that these two defeats were inevitable, but when assessing the strength of Barcelona, I pay more attention to these two games than to the games with weak teams in La Liga.
Nice sarcasm lol  It's difficult for Barcelona at the moment, regardless of how they have produced domestically and how the opponents they face are actually quite bad in my opinion for Barcelona. Just one more time against Inter and then I will lose again so I will definitely say goodbye to them in the Champions League and a squad that is said to be capable enough to compete in the UCL might just be a figment. Now it depends on how they do the game with Inter because against Bayern it was clear I had my doubts about them. I think the Barcelona fans exaggerated the strength of the club (maybe because of the crazy transfer campaign when Barcelona were making big purchases while in debt). In fact, it has the usual composition - strong enough but not strong enough to be a favorite in the Champions League. Plus, the trouble is that Barcelona got into the group of death where, in any case, no matter how good the team is, one of the three worthy teams must leave the tournament. |
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In general, my prediction came true, except for the fact that Bavaria won big  Surprisingly, Borussia Dortmund managed to make a comeback and Bayern's return to the top is delayed again. I will consider this result as a result of the suboptimal composition of Bavaria, but in general, Nagelsmann has a lot of work - sooner or later there will be such failures in the Champions League. Bayer 4-0 Schalke - good debut for Xabi Alonso! 5 Minutes of extra time with the advantage of the number of players really put to good use by Dortmund in this match. They were able to keep Bayern on the defensive and with 10 men they were clearly outnumbered so in the last minute of extra time they had to accept the harsh reality that the 3 points they should have won had to be lost. ~ Yes, the fact that Borussia were able to show their will and at the end of the game go into a kind of all-in, which led first to the removal of Coman, and then to the second goal, is impressive. It's only a draw, but probably Borussia will get a big boost to their morale. And Bayern will be very angry - I don't even know what prediction I should give now for their game against Victoria in the Champions League... 6-0? |
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There were two completely different halves in the Barcelona - Celta Vigo game. Barcelona dominated the first half and Pedri scored the winner. However in the second half, Celta Vigo somehow were able to do the same against Barcelona as for dominance. They found so many chances to score but wasted all of them. Barcelona players seemed very desperate to be productive in this half interestingly. I wonder what changed this much quickly. They could have lost their lead because of this struggle.
I did not watch the game, but I can assume that Barcelona relaxed in the second half, since technically after scoring a goal they already had 3 points in this game. Therefore, all the thoughts of Barcelona were transferred to the game Barcelona - Inter, which can be said to have become key in the first half of this season, since if the result is unsuccessful, Barcelona leaves the Champions League. This could lead to the loss of points, but Celta did not take advantage of their chance. |
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