Actually, Milan wasn't playing badly in the Atalanta match. The real problem is that they are very ineffective in scoring goals. They took 20 shots and only 7 of them found the target. That's why I think the problem is actually with the players on the offensive line, because they were able to create a lot of positions. They also lost 2 points against Atalanta. It seems like they are trying to make Inter win the championship easily this year.
At least Milan had tried to score a goal because it was clear that Milan had taken that many kicks and only managed to score one goal. Atalanta's defense was quite good because it managed to block several shots from Milan's great players. As you said, at least Milan didn't end up losing and still got enough additional points to add points to the standings. The match the really depicts the game of the two teams from the top of the Serie A standings, the match was quite tough from when the referee blew the whistle to signal the start of the game, Ac Milan, who had the advantage as home team continued to take the initiative to attack and was even able to score a goal when the match was just getting underway 3 minutes, even though they acted as dominance, but it was quite visible that Milan had difficulty breaking down Atlanta defense which was quite disciplined throughout the match, unfortunately Giroud actually committed a foul which in the end gave Atlanta a penalty advantage to equalize the score at 1-1, from the statistics It can be seen that Atlanta even managed to make almost 75% of successful tackles and with the many saves made by Carneeschi in that match Atlanta also succeeded in getting at least 1 point at Milan home. Indeed, losing 2 points at Milan home is quite painful for Atlanta because currently they are trying to penetrated the top 4 of Serie A but at least Atlanta still has one match postponed which makes it possible for them to shift Bologna position later and with this draw, the two teams did not make many changes in the standings and it could even be said that milan is increasingly threatened by Bologna and atlanta who are also now starting to compete for tickets to the top 4 of the Champions League next season, I think so far the competition in the top 4 looks quite interesting because several teams Confident enough to be able to qualify for the champions league and even with 12 more matches Remaining, it makes Serie A even more tense. |
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All the teams playing in Ligue 1 are PSG's competitors, it's just that there are not many of their strongest competitors. This allowed PSG to dominate Ligue 1 with all its advantages, but PSG was not always able to defend its title without failing in one different season.
This season PSG is strong and they lead the standings with an 11 point advantage. PSG drew its last match against Rennes, but that did not have a big impact on its title chances. The match against Monaco is more challenging after the previous draw, but perhaps not too important if PSG wants to focus on the Champions League. Winning the match and maintaining a points lead is clearly important, but Enrique will have to rotate several players in preparation for the away match against Real Sociedad.
In terms of the depth of the PSG team, Of course they are much stronger than all the team in Ligue 1 so they always manage to maintain their progress towards becoming champion. Indeed, in yesterday match, PSG almost lost, But they still managed to avoid it with a goal from Gancalo ramos in the final minutes of the match. Now the difference between Psg and Brest is 11 point and of course this is a season where PSG can lock up the title early. Maybe when mbappe left for another team that's where psg power in Ligue 1 started to disappear, but I'm sure Mbappe will stay at psg for a long time. In the Champions League, PSG also performed impressively because in the first leg they managed to win the match with a score of 2-0, so this capital was quite important for them in the second leg. Luis enrique troops will play the second leg in March and they are very ready to steal victory at home to Real sociedad. Maybe winning the UCL trophy is very difficult for them because other team have a stronger mentality than them. |
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I agree with you that Qarabag is not a tough enough opponents for Leverkusen which is currently in a positive trend and I am sure that Qarabag will not necessarily be able to make thing difficult for Leverkusen even though they compete at their own home in the first leg, we can see the meeting between the two last season where Leverkusen was able to win 2 that meeting and Qarabag was unable to penetrate Leverkusen defense which was strong enough and at that time Leverkusen was being coached by Xabi Alonso. Whereas currently Leverkusen is much stronger compared to last season so I am very confident that Leverkusen can provide quite fierce resistance in the first leg and second leg and did not provide an opportunity for Qarabag to create an aggregate of more than 2 goal. Of course, as a coach who has an accurate strategy, Xabi Alonso want to give the best for Leverkusen and can provide quite sweet memories if one day Xabi Alonso leaves the club, whether next season or the end of this seasons, because if Xabi Alonso is able to provide 2 very valuable trophies, then there will be many club chasing his signature and will pay a bigs enough salary so Xabi Alonso will consider him because after all money can talk  Certainly on paper leverkusen is very superior to the opponents They face so I am quite sure that Xabi alonso will have no trouble bringing leverkusen to win the match against Qarabag. Leverkusen journey in the European league is very good because They have never experienced defeat in the european league so they will continue to maintain this rally in the round of 16. leverkusen steps to become champions this season are wide open because their consistency will certainly be highly respected by their opponents. If you look at Xabi Alonso performance, He certainly has quite effective tactic in defeating his opponents. Their main target is to win a prestigious trophy this season and if they are consistent then Xabi alonso will easily achieve his target this season. liverpool also had weak opponents in the round of 16 so They are also believed to not experience difficulties in the round of 16. apart from that, If these two team manage to progress with a good record by achieving two win in two leg. Then it is no doubt that we will be truly convinced by their performance to be able to reach the final this season. |
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Liverpool wants to end the final year with coach Jurgen Klopp with a quadruple. They are holding the top of the Premier League table, entering the fourth round of the FA Cup, and participating in the 1/8 round of the Europa League. Liverpool entered the final with a patchwork squad of players who were not regular starters. Coach Jurgen Klopp lost many pillars due to injury, such as Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, and Diogo Jota in attack. However, Liverpool still proved their strength when they had a better position. Entering extra time, Liverpool played better thanks to the players' youth. Van Dijk is the rare experienced player left in the Liverpool squad and did not disappoint the fans.
Anyway, coach Mauricio Pochettino's team plays quite well in counter-attacking defense. They have sharp moves on the ball. But his strikers continuously squandered opportunities and were unlucky. Perhaps Pochettino's young squad needs more experience in big matches.
That's quite an ambitious target that Liverpool has to achieve the quadruple, of course they have to really focus in every competition they participate in. In the FA Cup, of course there are many strong teams that still have to be taken into account, so perhaps Liverpool's path to targeting the FA Cup Trophy will be quite difficult. In the Premier League, the competition is also quite difficult so they will need consistency in their performance to succeed in becoming champions this season. Of course, Liverpool is the favorite in the European League, but to become champions they also need a lot of effort because the European League is still in the round of 16 and they have to go through many stages. However, after Liverpool succeeded in becoming champions in the Carabao Cup, they are increasingly optimistic about performing better in their next journey to win the second trophy. Yes, farewell Jurgen Kloop has already had one trophy that he managed to present to Liverpool fans. If you look at their chances, of course Klopp can still win 1 more trophy if they fail in the other two competitions, of course Jurgen Kloop farewell to Liverpool will be quite special in the future. |
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Overall Harry Kane performance was very good, in his first season with Bayern Munich he was able to score 27 goals and 5 assists in 23 matches in the Bundesliga, this record is proof of how sharp Harry Kane is in breaking into the opponent's goal. Overall, Munich performance has not been optimal this season even though they have a striker who has an above average level of sharpness, It is impossible for Harry Kane to carry Munich alone to victory without the support of other players.
As a result of having to adapt to the strategy used by Tuchel and the direction of the coach's instructions who were not familiar with Munich players, it made it difficult for them to adapt, which led to a decline in the team's performance. Now they are eight points behind Leverkusen, amidst their performance which is not yet completely consistent, it is very difficult for Munich to catch up with the points that Leverkusen has collected.
Harry Kane quality has not decreased at all since he joined Bayern Munich because he managed to show his sharpness on Bayern Munich front line in scoring goals. Of course, with a total of 31 goals scored in all the matches he played in, the statistics are certainly quite impressive in his first season with Bayern Munich. I think the purchase of Harry kane has overcome Bayern Munich front line becoming more aggressive in terms of scoring goals, but it's a shame that they have lost concentration lately which has left them far behind Leverkusen. Many predict that Bayern munich will have difficulty maintaining their dominance in the Bundesliga because this season Leverkusen performed better than them. At the end there was a big protest from the Bayern munich supporters to fire Tuchel because the supporters felt that tuchel had failed to take advantage of the strengths that Bayern Munich had to bring Bayern Munich to become champions this season. Even though there are still many matches left, I think Leverkusen will not give space for Bayern Munich to overtake them. |
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The first leg was supposed to be a momentum for victory, Napoli actually conceded first even though in the end they were able to make the score equal again. In fact, Barcelona was also not at its best, but due to Francesco Calzona lack of experience, Barcelona was able to dominate the match. Barcelona's improving form will make it increasingly difficult for Napoli to play in the second leg. Barcelona is starting to find sharpness and will take advantage of the match held at Camp Nou to reach the next phase.
In the second leg, the game will be even more exciting because the two teams drew in the first leg, which makes both teams target victory to qualify for the next round. Apart from that, I think Napoli are increasingly enthusiastic about turning over a new chapter after Calzona was appointed as their new coach. Even though Calzona still has minimal experience in the Champions League, I admit that he has players who have experience so that will help him to provide a surprise when they visit Barcelona headquarters. Apart from that, Barcelona, which has succeeded in showing its consistency in Laliga recently, has made them very ready for this second leg. Xavi troops must be able to take advantage of support from supporters in the second leg because to beat Napoli you need efficient tactics because Napoli are so consistent when they play matches in the Champions League. Maybe the second leg match will also end in a draw and the match will continue to the penalty round. |
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Ac Milan 1-1 Atalanta (First Half)
AC Milan vs Atalanta match turned out to be very competitive. Both team players are performing very well. Although Milan dominated the match, the match was tied at 1-1 at the end of the first half.
Milan players had 72% of the ball possession in the first half. But they don't attack too much. Milan players managed to make a total of 7 shots in the first half. One of these was on target. On the other hand, Atalanta's players had only 28% of the ball possession, but managed to make 7 shots, three of which were on target. The second half is likely to be more challenging. Milan will definitely not want to lose their home match.
AC Milan failed to get full points again in their home match even though AC Milan was ahead through Rafael Leao goal but Atalanta was able to equalize through a penalty. Both teams played quite well but AC Milan managed to dominate possession of the ball and recorded many attacks. Instead they wanted to achieve full results but they failed in Sansiro which made AC milan still fail to stick closely to Juventus in second place. If you look at AC milan position on the standings, they are increasingly being pressured by Bologna because Bologna has appeared quite impressive in their last 5 matches. So, for Juventus, after 4 matches they got unsatisfactory results, but in the 26th match, Juventus managed to get back on track with a winning trend. Even so, Juventus struggled to beat Frosinone because this match was quite tough after both teams scored goals in this match. Rugani should be praised because he managed to score a goal in the last minute which made Juventus seal victory in this match. |
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It was a nice weekend for Arsenal haven't won with a whooping 4:1 is something that speaks a lot of positivities for the club again despite being on that level of performance for a while now, all though they are still far from the first position on the league table as haven't struggled to get the same record their hard in the last season where Arsenal climb that 1st spot twice before we're pushed back by Manchester City who was occupying then 1st position then, but at the moment, Liverpool are clinching to the 1st spot and not giving any club the chance to even test that position at all and even Manchester city who is closest has not done rely greatly on this season and Manchester City narrowly won their match today with just 1:0 goals which are not good enough as expected.
What's interesting is that the opponents they faced were also strong, but Arsenal performance at the Emirates Stadium was really good, so they were able to score 4 goals against Newcastle united. Apart from that, Arteta is certainly pressing his players to appear more concentrated in the second half of this season because if they fail in one match it will be increasingly difficult for them to compete for the title. Arsenal were able to make 18 shots and 8 were on target and managed to score 3 goals and one goal was created by an own goal from Botman. Even though Liverpool managed to lead the standings this week because they also managed to get full point, their position is still not safe enough because the point difference is quite close to Manchester city or Arsenal. This season still has 12 match remaining and many of the matches are quite tough for the top 3 teams at the moment. So I am sure that manchester city has the opportunity to become champion again because they are mentally more prepared for the second half of this season. |
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Mazzarri didn't make Napoli's performance improve, in fact it made Napoli's performance worse every week, when facing Genoa on the last matchday, Napoli was only able to score 1 goal in the 90' minute, Kvarat didn't even have a chance at all, from this i understand that figure A coach is very important for a team, when the coach doesn't provide a good strategy, the squad being coached will play chaotically. Napoli's position in the current standings is increasingly in the middle, facing Cagliari later, they must win, in order to improve their position in the standings.
You are right that statistically Napoli performance under Mazzarri coaching has not improved, so it is very natural for the Napoli owner to fire him. Napoli is still stuck in the middle of the standings because Napoli is ranked 9th in the standings. In tomorrow's match, Napoli will be led by their new coach, where Calzona is expected to bring victory to Napoli when they visit Cagliari headquarters. In terms of opponents, of course they are quite weak because until the season enters the 26th match, Cagliari is still in the relegation zone. So, Cagliari imbalance in performance must be able to be exploited by Napoli in tomorrow match. Calzona must be able to awaken the strength of Napoli players like Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia because if these two players find their best quality form then Napoli can easily win in tomorrow match. Apart from that, Cagliari will also try to find a win at home and for that reason their chances in tomorrow match are certainly big, but on condition that they have to play better to be able to beat Napoli. |
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Leverkusen and Liverpool really deserve to be called favorite teams, because of their consistent and balanced performance between the domestic league and the European League. In my opinion, AC Milan is still below these two teams, because they often experience surprising defeats. But AC Milan deserves to be considered as a third party that has the potential to stop Leverkusen or Liverpool, because the Serie A representatives have good depth to trouble their potential opponents.
Most of the other contestants deserve to be considered dark horses in the round of 16, who also have the opportunity and potential to make a surprise. Lens, Braga, Feyenoord, Young Boys and Shakhtar failed to get past the play off round even though they came from the Champions League, and it could be said that the Europa League brought more surprises than we previously thought.
Even though many people think that AC milan looks weak this season, I think they can increase their confidence to change their appearance for the better. In the European league, of course, liverpool and leverkusen are often said by many parties to be champions this season, but apart from that, they have many challenges to overcome at every stage. I checked the draw table where the opponents faced by AC Milan were very weak or not really favored so this was a good thing for AC milan. Apart from that, Roma gets a balanced opponent where roma will face Brighton in the round of 16. Leverkusen is also highly favored to win the match in the round of 16 because the opponent they will face is Qarabag. For this reason, I think that some strong teams have easier opponents, But in a match there are always surprises and it is possible that the team that is not the favorite will advance to the next round. The matches in the round of 16 will start on March 7, where all teams still have a long time to improve their performance in the domestic league. |
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They are high in self-confidence after what they have achieved so far and thus they will be quite difficult to stop.
And on the other hand, Bayern Munich is currently in decline because of their performance and also being behind in points from Leverkusen who are at the top of the standings, making Tauchel's team unable to put pressure on Leverkuse, this is detrimental for Bayern Munich and it would be very profitable for Leverkusen to be able to easily won the title this season.
It cannot be denied that Leverkusen's performance this season has been extraordinary and Xabi Alonso is the person most in the spotlight for Leverkusen's success this season.
Of course, Xabi Alonso is in the spotlight for his success this season because he has succeeded in building a squad from ordinary players and that is his skill compared to other coaches. If you compare it with Tuchel, of course Xabi alonso performance is more impressive this season because tuchel is supported by many great players in their team, but tuchel is still having difficulty showing the best strength that Bayern munich has this season. Of course, Xabi Alonso wants to win the first trophy in his coaching career, so he has a big opportunity this season. Leverkusen is on the verge of making history in the Bundesliga because it is very difficult for them to become champions in the bundesliga but this season it looks like their dream will come true. Leverkusen just need to concentrate on performing better and focus all their energy as best as possible to continue winning in every match they play. |
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Al Hilal definitely looks like the better team and I am guessing that they will win the league, not sure if they will win the AFC, but they are doing their best as well. In the end, wea re going to see them dominate AFC with all saudi teams because they are spending so much money on the players so they should be getting the wins anyway, it should be the thing that people expect.
Al-Nassr or Al Hilal should be getting the win there and the cup too. A situation where AL Hilal wins both the league and AFC at the same time could be something amazing for them, they are going to end up with a great situation and that would show the world that you do not need to get aging old stars to be a good team if you can offer players who are on their prime a lot of money as a salary, they did that and they spent less than what Al Nassr pays for Ronaldo.
Al Hilal and Al nassr are both progressing smoothly in the Saudi Arabian league because in the last 5 matches they were able to sweep it by winning. Al Hilal is already 7 points ahead of Al Nassr and looking at this season matches, which only have 10 games remaining, I think Al Hilal will be able to achieve their target of becoming champions this season. But with their strength this season, I'm sure Al Hilal will also maximize their strength to continue advancing in the AFC. In the previous match, Al hilal managed to beat sepahan with an aggregate of 6-2 and Al Hilal advanced to the quarter-finals. Looking at the opponents they face in the quarter-finals, it is likely that they will have to work hard because the opponents they face are Al ittihad. But I'm sure al hilal can make their best work in AFC and also al nassr where they will target the AFC trophy for this season. I think the two Saudi arabian league teams are strong candidates to win the AFC trophy this season. |
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Socidad lost a d it's really surprising the lost at such a difference, I had taught thy would get a draw at worse but then it appears Villarreal was having a good day and got all three points with three goals aswell too, I really applaud Villarreal performance today because it's more like thy took everyone by surprise with such a performance wen people expected they would loose o Le probably settle for a draw.
Real socidad appeared like the stronger and better side until the first half ended than they knew they were in for a serious business as they were beens led already a d they never taught it would be that quick until the second goal from Villarreal, real socidad was unable to get a goal and even after their goal came the third one form Villarreal so it was more like a game where socidad wasn't giving too may opportunity to get too many goals, socidad has high possession a d even had more attempts than Villarreal so by statistics socidad dominated the game and had better performance but Villarreal was lucky and had the day.
It's surprising what happened to Real sociedad. Even though they were playing at home, they failed in this match. The statistics show that they played quite well with 21 shots and 8 on target but they were not able to make much profit from the attacks they had. I think villareal are able to take advantage of the opportunities in this match because they continue to improve their performance in the second half of the season. Victory in this match was an important asset for villarreal because they succeeded in improving their ranking in the standings table. If you look at Villarreal points tally, of course they are very close to the teams below them so there will be changes that occur after the teams below them finish their 26th match. But the safe position already exists where they are very far from the team in the relegation zone and there is no other hope apart from staying in the middle of the standings this season because it will be quite difficult for villarreal to catch 6th place. |
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Leverkusen go 11 points clear by beating Mainz 2-1 tonight.
Alonso is my number 1 preference to succeed Klopp at Anfield.
Unbeaten …..
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Alonso is cooking.
What I admire about Leverkusen is their unbeatable toughness in the Bundesliga. So, when discussing Xabi Alonso, he is now a hot topic of conversation about his future and previously he was linked with Real Madrid but that failed after Real Madrid still remained with Ancelotti. Now another moment has come for a very great job because Jurgen Kloop will resign from Liverpool at the end of this season and the strongest candidate to replace him is Xabi Alonso. My assumption is that Alonso really loves Liverpool and of course he would really appreciate the offer to become Liverpool's new coach next season. But for now he is still focused on Leverkusen and all his thoughts for now are only on Leverkusen. Bayern Munich are also reportedly starting to approach Xabi Alonso to tempt him to become their coach for next season. Seeing Bayern munich behavior, of course they want to dominate the Bundesliga with their dominance because star players in the Bundesliga are always their targets, as are the coaches. But I don't think Xabi Alonso will betray Leverkusen because if he wants to leave then the next team will be a team from another league like Liverpool. |
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Your loss of bets to them doesn’t make it conclusive that this team will always be poor and they won’t be able to be at their best again just like they were last season. Napoli’s performance is really shocking to everyone and we all thought they’ll play better this season after a spectacular season last year that gave them the league title. I am not also expecting too much from them this season again but playing against Cagliari should be an easy win for them even though their performance is not encouraging anymore. I hope things gets better for them by next season or they’ll lost their glory they’ve recently built after so many years.
In fact, after Spalletti left, there were many assumptions that Napoli would experience a decline in their performance this season and that was true because Napoli looked very weak in Serie A this season after they became champions in the previous season. Yes, now Napoli have fired Mazzarri again because his performance was not as expected. Meanwhile, the Napoli owners have appointed Calzona as their new coach for the remainder of this season. Napoli have changed their coach three times this season starting from Rudi Garcia, Mazzari and now Calzona who is their new coach. For this reason, I think the very limited time will make it very difficult for Calzona to bring about changes for Napoli. However, apart from that, we hope that Calzona can perform better compared to Mazzarri because this season Napoli is still competing in the Champions League so Calzona has a good opportunity to show his expertise in bringing the Napoli squad to go far in the Champions League. The second leg will be proof for Calzona in coaching Napoli because if he succeeds in beating Barcelona, of course he is the coach that Napoli really needs. |
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Napoli without doubt have all it takes to beat Barcelona in the second leg of their round of 16 tie in the UEFA Champions League competition but like I said earlier, it'll be a very difficult one for them since the second leg will be played in the famous Camp Nou a ground where Barcelona have made so many memorable comebacks in the competition. In the first leg of the game that was played at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium on Wednesday, Napoli failed to use the advantage of the support of their home fans and
I don't understand what you mean when you say the second leg will take place in August. I think you wrote it wrong or didn't check the schedule. The second leg, Barcelona vs Napoli, will take place in March on the 13th. Yes, of course there is still time for Napoli to prepare their strength to visit Barcelona's headquarters. It's a little difficult to steal a win in an away game, but it's not impossible because if Napoli can improve their game even better then there is a chance for them to beat Barcelona. From Barcelona's perspective, they will definitely try to play better because they are playing in their own stadium. Their strength level is quite strong but the problem is that their they is often unstable this season so this needs to be fixed when they face Napoli in the second leg. Even though Barcelona are very favorites for the second leg, their chances are still the same because the result of the first leg is a draw and it is only an advantage for Barcelona because they are playing at home. |
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I expected it to be a boring match. Even though some parts were boring, it wasn't bad when Lazio was playing actively. The first half was especially bad, there was no game like that at all. Lazio started the second half well and took advantage of their first chance, scoring the Guendoizi goal.
Shortly after, Lazio scored the second goal and made the match a little more comfortable for themselves. There was also a red card, but it did not change the situation much.
Lazio managed to break their bad trend in Serie A because in the previous match they lost and in today's match they managed to steal 3 points at home to Torino. Lazio's game was not very good in today's match but that is not a benchmark because they managed to get 3 points. It is natural to see them defend more in today's match because they need to concentrate to make it difficult for their opponents when they counterattack. I think this victory is quite important for Lazio because for now the teams from the top 3 to 7th place have a point difference that is not too far, so Lazio opens up their hopes of getting into the big top in the upcoming matches. Unfortunately for Torino in today's match because they were able to shoot a lot of shots but couldn't score a goal in this match. They need to improve the quality of their front lines, especially their attackers, to be able to take advantage of existing opportunities to score goals. Torino's chances were quite big in this match because in the 79th minute Lazio had to play with 10 players after Gila received a red card. But Torino couldn't improve their game for the better when they were superior in numbers player. |
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Roma is being an the last team who qualified to round of 16 today and the match against Feyenoord is not easy because both teams have to playing draw at the normal time and at the extra time actually whether it Roma or Feyenoord still attempts to scores because seems they want to avoiding penalty kick even last minutes of extra time Lukaku almost be scored but luckily Wellenreuther can make fantastic save which make the match have to continue to penalty kick and Svilar is being an the hero of Roma because he can blocked 2 penalty kick from Feyenoord and this result is make Roma can able to round of 16
8 teams who qualified already determinted and they are Roma, Milan, Benfica, Marseille, Sporting, Sparta Prague, Qarabag, and Freiburg but the most surprised match today is between the match Sparta Prague vs Galatasaray that the match looks very easy to Galatasaray because they can leading the game at early minutes of first half by Preciado goal but the disaster was came when Galatasaray player Kaan Ayhan got the red card because after that incident Sparta Prague was control the game even within 22 minutes Sparta Prague can able to scores 3 goals which make they can able to became an the winner of this match and Sparta Prague was qualified with final aggregate 6-4
Congratulations to Roma because they managed to advance to the round of 16. Today's match is full of ambition and also pressure from the Roma players, because they as runners up last season had to go through the play off round to qualify for the round of 16. Today's match ended in a draw and continued into the penalty shootout round where Roma managed to finish the penalty round with a win and now they continue to progress to the round of 16. For De Rossi, this is a matter of pride for him because he doesn't have much experience as a coach but he managed to take Roma past the play-off round. Yes, this victory is also very important for the Serie A representatives because in the round of 16 there are three representatives from Serie A, namely Atalanta, Ac Milan and Roma. So it is very likely that they will reach a further stage in their journey in the European league this season. We will see the draw for the opponents they will face in the round of 16 and I hope for a surprise in the round of 16. |
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Actually Napoli performance is not good enough to be measured with other good teams like real Madrid and Manchester City because we all no how poor in performance Napoli has been on this season especially the Italian serie A were they have played six matches and win only one match, so actually if they can play so poor that they ended up on the tenth position of the Italian serie A table is it the champions League that has so many quality clubs that are well known by there good performance they would survive, actually there are more qualified team that's actually the right candidate for the champions League trophy but Napoli is not included.
I'm even pessimistic that Napoli can put up strong resistance when they play in the second leg. Napoli certainly cannot be compared to Real Madrid and Manchester City because Napoli is not a team that is consistent in maintaining their performance. Napoli have lost their best form this season and if they make it through to the next round I'm sure other teams will stop their run. For the second leg, Barcelona seems to have the advantage to beat Napoli because Barcelona, if we look at the home game, of course they are full of ambition to achieve victory. Especially in the Champions League match, of course there is a lot of pressure that Xavi expects from his players to perform optimally in search of victory. However, Serie A representatives in the Champions League this season cannot be underestimated because Lazio, Inter Milan and Napoli have performed impressively this season so they are predicted to be able to trouble their opponents in the second leg. This season in the Champions League the team that looks quite focused is PSG because they are really targeting the UCL trophy. For this reason, Luis Enrique has a heavy burden in the Champions League this season, but if he succeeds, of course a lot of praise will come to him. |
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Currently, Leverkusen's consistency has put them in the top contending spots for the Bundesliga title. Even though it's not so certain yet as there are still games to determine the victor, there's every possibility that there may be change of hands this season. Bayern Munich are doing their best to match up the intensity of contest Leverkusen are putting forward. Definitely they can hold onto the pressure for a while and for Bayer Leverkusen, they are not resilient in pursuing that major aim. Xabi Alonso and his squad aren't giving up and weekly they put up a whole different energy towards that trophy race.
Comparing Xabi's abiliy based on his performances with his team, it'll be fair to admit his superiority in skillset. Bayer Leverkusen when Xabi took over had to start from scratch to build up to where they are now. So far Xabi, he has been a good boss and his methods have worked perfectly for Leverkusen. One would wonder how he managed to put up such feat for the team considering the spot he picked them from. It's one quality that can definitely be found in a good manager. Leverkusen have been impressive in all rounds and it's surprising that they're now better than some already grounded teams. It only means that Xabi has a unique managing quality which can be of essence in bigger teams too. I believe he's still got good plans for the German team, which will still be manifested good.
Leverkusen have performed well since the start of the season and it will take patience for them to succeed in widening the gap with Bayern Munich. When this opportunity came, Leverkusen managed to take advantage of it because no one predicted from the start that Leverkusen would stay at the top of the standings for long, but they managed to do it. For this reason, the remaining matches this season are not too difficult for Leverkusen, but they still have to be careful because in the second half of the season, each team will try to improve their performance in the standings. For so long we have had to wait for potential newcomers to win the Bundesliga trophy and this season it looks like it will become a reality because Leverkusen is already 8 points ahead of Bayern Munich who are in second place. Even though there are still many matches left, of course, if Leverkusen manages to maintain their good performance, I am sure they will lock up the title early. For Bayern Munich, they may not be able to maintain their dominance in the Bundesliga this season because they have lost a lot of points in the last 2 matches. |
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