You can assume anything, but not always assumptions can coincide with what will happen later. With all due respect to Everton, I still did not expect that Chelsea would not be able to make at least a draw. Tottenham and Arsenal continue to keep their pace and continue to fight hard for a place in the Champions League. So far, everything is developing in favor of Arsenal, but with the difference between the teams of 2 points, everything can change dramatically in round 1 and the teams can swap places with each other. By the way, Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte did not directly say that he would stay at the club, but said that he would talk to the club's management at the end of the season to find the best solution for everyone. However, his next words about his existing ambitions and desire to fight for trophies, and not for 6-8 places, give rise to certain doubts about his future at Tottenham. Still, the current Tottenham is not the best club for such desires.

I also think that nothing has been decided yet in these semifinal pairs and surprises are possible. The only thing we can say with confidence now is that after minimal victories in the first matches, clubs from Germany have an advantage over their rivals. However, in my humble opinion, there is still some reason to talk about a likely German final, because the same Eintracht is playing its second leg at home with the frantic support of its fans, who have already proved their strength and dedication in their sensational departure to Barcelona. Leipzig is quite paradoxical this season and it is much better at away matches than at home, and taking into account the already existing one-ball advantage, all this is a fairly weighty argument in favor of Leipzig.

Well, there shouldn't seem to be any big problems about selling Rashford. Now we need to see what opinion the new Manchester United head coach has about Rashford, because according to rumors, Arsenal seems to want to buy him for 45 million pounds and he has become the main transfer target of the club. However, ten Hag is not up to it yet and so far the Ajax Amsterdam head coach seems to have asked the Manchester United management not to distract him from working with the current club until the end of the season in the Netherlands. As far as I know, Ronaldo himself understands that because of his age he is not able to help the team in absolutely all matches, so I don't think there should be any objections on his part about the potential purchase of a new striker.

I wouldn't say that, maybe on the contrary, the second place in La Liga is the maximum for Sevilla and just the level of the team does not allow it to fully correspond to this, which results in similar results, like the draw with Cadiz that was not planned by many. Although I really want to note the return ball of Cadiz performed by Lucas Perez from a free kick, because the goal turned out to be very beautiful. I would also like to express my great respect to Cadiz that despite its difficult tournament position in the relegation zone, the team does not stop fighting and scores points away in a match with one of the leaders. If Betis wins its match with Getafe, the fight for a place in the Champions League will escalate.

I have some doubts about the result of the return match between Real Madrid and Manchester City, because despite the clear advantage of City, Real Madrid showed that they are able to hold a shot and are able to conduct their counterplay against the game dominance of Manchester City. Also, a lot will depend on whether Manchester City will be able to avoid disastrous segments in their game, because in many ways it is thanks to these disastrous segments in the game of Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea that we have the opportunity to contemplate Real Madrid at this stage of the Champions League. PSG lacked only half an hour of concentration in the second leg, and Chelsea, on the contrary, ruined the result of the first match.

At least there is some clarity about Haaland, and representatives of Borussia Dortmund have already officially announced that the player will leave the club. For example, Borussia's chairman of the board of directors Hans Joachim Watzke has now stated that Haaland wants to move to Manchester City and that he has a written amount of compensation in his contract, otherwise the player would have moved to Manchester United. Manchester City's strong interest in the transfer is also indicated by information that club representatives are visiting the player's agent Mino Raiola in hospital, who is in a serious condition there. Mbappe's thoughts are most likely caused by the fact that Real Madrid no longer offers an improvement in financial conditions, unlike Paris Saint-Germain.

In any case, Paris Saint-Germain is already finishing the season, in which it has already solved all the problems and now there is only a struggle for different statistical indicators. It is quite difficult to expect a full display of the club's players in full force under such conditions. Also, do not forget that this is a professional sport, where everything has its price and the price for these super-efforts is the health and injuries of the players, which, given the age and physical condition of the team leaders, does not at all disposes to excessive scattering of such a valuable resource. Let's remember about the same Ramos, who only by the end of the season seemed to have healed his injuries, which previously prevented him from fulfilling his contractual obligations.

It all depends on what results Juventus and Roma will show in this round.  If Juventus loses and Roma wins, then the fight for the 4th place in the championship will escalate again. Although it is hard to believe, but the current championship should already teach everyone that leaders are not sinless and can lose points in fairly harmless situations. Napoli seriously spoiled the impression of a mostly good season with their recent matches and point losses and is now fighting for third place with Juventus rather than a battle for the championship, but still some chances will remain if Milan and Inter simultaneously lose points in the next round.

A lot depends not only on the tactics that Pep Guardiola will choose for Manchester City, but also the tactics that Carlo Ancelotti will choose for Real Madrid. On the one hand, Manchester City is not used to giving the initiative to another team and tries to completely dictate the course of the game, on the other hand, City already has a one-goal advantage and therefore has no urgent need to risk their defensive actions for the sake of attack. Real Madrid needs to attack just to compensate for the deficit in goals. Therefore, I expect a more defensive game plan from Manchester City, that is, the team will dry up the game, trying to control the ball without unnecessarily aggravating the attack, because the main task is for Real Madrid to have less opportunity for attacking actions.

In the playing and psychological state in which Manchester United is now, it is difficult to expect winning results and a draw is already a positive fact for the club. The team does not have a team game and Ronaldo's individual successes cannot correct the situation. I also want to highlight de Gea, who continues to save the team. In theory, the team game should be set by the head coach of the team, but Ralf Rangnik does it poorly and it seems that he has already stopped these attempts and he is more thinking about his future career with the Austrian national team, which he may soon lead. In general, the idea of appointing an interim head coach did not justify itself at all, and thanks to this decision, the club most likely lost the Champions League next season.

On the contrary, I think that Leipzig is a big favorite in the fight for the title of the winner of the Conference League, although the results of Eintracht do not surprise me at all. The team from Frankfurt is doing great in the Europa League matches, while the Bundesliga games are not too successful. We can also talk about some element of luck for Eintracht, because Bowen, with his shot in added time by the referee into the crossbar of the goal, could have saved West Ham and brought a draw to his club. And so, Eintracht has a certain margin for the match in Frankfurt. Leipzig, after its minimal 1-0 victory, expects a trip to Glasgow, where Rangers are provided with crazy support from their stands. However, this season Leipzig is playing much better away than at home and at the same time has a one-goal advantage.

I also think that a draw in the match between Leicester and Roma is most likely in favor of Roma, although a draw in the match still makes the final outcome quite unpredictable, because Roma and Leicester themselves are unpredictable teams. A certain piquancy of the confrontation lies in the fact that the head coach of Roma, Jose Mourinho, played an important role in the coaching career of Brendan Rodgers, inviting him to the youth team during his time at Chelsea. I think that Marseille is at least able to eliminate its goal deficit in the second leg with Feyenoord and has a better chance of reaching the Conference League finals, given that the second leg will be held at the home stadium in Marseille.

This is a perfect illustration of the thesis that you never need to give victory to any team in advance, especially since Bologna is not a notorious outsider who is not capable of resisting the leaders. It is still too early to say that Milan has already won the Scudetto, because two points of advantage is quite played out and won back in just one round. It's just that now Inter has turned from a shadow favorite of the championship into a real pursuer of a real favorite in the person of Milan. You can talk as much as you like about the inexplicable mistake of the Inter goalkeeper that led to the goal and declare the goalkeeper Radu the main culprit of the loss, but still it will be some sin against the truth, because this productive mistake of the goalkeeper simply deprived Inter of a draw, and a draw result in the current situation does not differ much from a loss.

The first goal conceded played a cruel joke with Villarreal and the team lost confidence and concentration for a while and immediately conceded the second goal. In any case, Villarreal came to Liverpool with the task of not scoring more goals than the hosts, but conceding as little as possible. But it seems that such a score is not a verdict for Villarreal and Villarreal's quick goal in the second leg can revive the intrigue in the confrontation with renewed vigor. Of course, two goals conceded are not the optimal result for Unai Emery's wards, three goals conceded practically deprived the team of chances. The only thing I would like to add is that Villarreal almost did not succeed in counterattacks and this can be called the worst away match in this draw in the Champions League, because before that the team necessarily scored in six away matches of the tournament.

I also think Chelsea have a better chance of winning the match than Manchester United. Still, Tottenham does not have such a big string of problems, which stretches for Manchester United. The most important thing is that Antonio Conte has much more influence on his team than Ralph Rangnick has on his team. Therefore, if there is a draw or even an incredible event happens and Manchester United suddenly takes and beats Chelsea, then we can say with confidence that this happened despite all the prerequisites. Although we should not forget that Manchester United still has a chance to participate in the Champions League next season, but will this encourage the team's players to feats on the football field?

In any case, the main priority for Zidane is to work as a head coach in the French national team. In principle, there are possible options, including the departure of all the above-mentioned players from the club, which is extremely unlikely, and the fact that Mbappe will remain at the club. By the way, before that there was information that, on the contrary, the arrival of Zidane as head coach may encourage Mbappe to extend his contract with Paris Saint-Germain. Also, it is likely that Antonio Conte can lead PSG, because he is not very happy with Tottenham's transfer policy and in this case a kind of castling may occur when Mauricio Pochettino may return from PSG back to Tottenham.

The main problem of Manchester United is that Ralph Rangnick has not been able to ensure the manageability of the team and it seems that the players do not take his requirements seriously. There was already a certain risk when Rangnick was appointed to the post of head coach with the prefix interim head coach, and to the great regret of the team's fans, this was fully justified. Especially when it is now absolutely clear to everyone that the club will have a new head coach and there is no clarity on which players will be bet on next season and which players will leave the team altogether. Therefore, in such conditions it is difficult to expect good results from the team, although of course there are exceptions to the rules, but not in this case. Therefore, I would also give the advantage to Chelsea and I will be a little surprised if Manchester United can win this match.

It's just that few people can like it, except of course the fans of this team, when one team wins the Champions League too often Therefore, you should not be surprised when such conversations are conducted around Real Madrid. Moreover, to be honest, it is difficult to call Real Madrid the undisputed favorite of the match, especially since the game will be held in Manchester. In addition to the presence of high-class players in the team who have killer efficiency in the realization of scoring chances, it is also worth recognizing that there is a certain amount of luck in the success of Real Madrid this season of the Champions League. And luck cannot always produce results and there must be other arguments for ultimate success.

It has been said many times that it is very difficult to win against the same opponent in a short period of time, and just the match of Leipzig with Union serves as an excellent illustration of this thesis. However, things didn't turn out so bad for Leipzig, because Freiburg missed its chance to catch up with Leipzig by missing the time added by the referee in the match with Borussia Monchengladbach and drawing 3-3. Probably, for Leipzig, winning the cup match was more important and more emotions were thrown out there, which may not have been enough for another match with Union, because this is a chance to win the title and significantly improve the impression of the season, although of course the fight for a place in the Champions League is also very important and here, too, you should not relax too much.

Thanks to this victory, Juventus can already claim third place, thanks to a misfire made by Napoli, who could not hold a two-goal advantage and managed to lose. By the way, Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri said after the match that he was thinking about a draw, because in this match it would be a good result. And here it turned out as well as possible, and thanks to Moise Keane's goal, Juventus came close to Napoli, which, taking into account the not very stable results of Luciano Spalletti's wards, allows us to hope for the final third place. The Inter match will be very important and winning it will allow you to have preferred chances for the Scudetto compared to Milan.