Inter still have to win their postponed match, so the official leader is Milan, which scored the most points and therefore takes first place in the standings Therefore, to talk about the temporary leadership of Milan is too big a simplification of the situation, because Inter does not look like the team that can win any match when it is necessary. Therefore, we just need to take note that the leaders have won their matches and be glad that the fight for the scudetto continues. Now we will see how Napoli will play with Roma and whether they will be able to maintain the pace of their competitors. Nevertheless, Jose Mourinho's wards have picked up a good pace recently and are a very dangerous opponent.

I agree that it is too early to talk about which club will eventually become the winner of the Champions League. Manchester City is undoubtedly the main favorite of all the clubs that remained in the draw, but still do not forget about Liverpool, which is not much inferior to City in anything, and even surpasses in some things. Indeed, everything can be decided in a single match and any mistake can cost the deprivation of all hopes for the title and vice versa, one single successful action of the underdog can overthrow the favorite. The title is never given for the expected expectations and layouts of experts, but given for certain actions that eventually lead to victory.

In any case, Real Madrid can hardly be called the favorite of the entire Champions League draw, but moving step by step, this goal may well be achieved. The presence of players like Modric and Benzema in the team, who can arrange a goal not in the most obvious situation, is a big plus for the team and eliminates the other disadvantages, which the team has enough. Another question is that both Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea failed certain segments of matches and thereby provided Real Madrid with chances that the club successfully used. But it is absolutely not a fact that, say, Manchester City or Liverpool will provide the necessary number of chances.

Unlike the Europa League, Barcelona's fate will not be decided in one single match, as was the case with Eintracht, so the level of excitement should be less and there will certainly be an opportunity to improve if there is a misfire in a separate match. Also, cup matches are a separate topic and in such matches, opponents can show more fierce resistance than in regular season matches, because the result is immediately visible here in the form of reaching the next stage of the tournament. You also need to take into account that no one expects the title of La Liga champion from Xavi this season, so it should not dominate the head coach, and it is still much easier to take a place in the top four.

Unfortunately for their fans, Milan lost points in the last two rounds by drawing with Bologna and Torino, so when someone says that Milan should win against some opponent in the next match, then you need to be very careful about this. And moreover, it is not necessary to say that the club will win easily, because as the history of this championship shows, that the leaders cannot win in any way in those situations when everything seems to have it. Therefore, it seems that Genoa is an outsider and is a fairly convenient opponent for scoring points, but the club is fighting for survival in Serie A and will not just give away points, especially since playing with the leader is a separate topic and an opportunity to prove itself.

In fact, the away goals rule has already been abolished since this season, and therefore if Barcelona managed to equalize the score, then we would be expected to watch two extra-halves Eintracht met my expectations before the match and, in response to Barcelona's long and fruitless ball draws, countered with a quick transition to attack in a few passes between the players and always tried to finish the attack with a goal kick. Also, Eintracht spent most of the match, having taken the ball away, did not engage in banal knocking the ball forward, but always tried to organize a meaningful attack. The only thing is that at the end of the match, either because of fatigue, or the players began to worry too much about the prospect of a close victory, but Eintracht stopped playing in attack.

There will be a new coach in any case and it seems to be already known for sure that it will be ten Hag from Ajax from Amsterdam   It also seems to be known that the contract will be signed for four years and it will be officially announced after the Dutch Cup final, where Ajax and PSV will play. I agree that simply signing new players without taking into account the wishes of the new head coach is money thrown away, and even more so when it comes to expensive transfers, because often there is a situation when an expensive player does not fit the concept of the new head coach's game and this leads to conflict situations between the player and the coach, the club management and the coach, the management club and player.

As the history of the previous rounds of the Europa League with Napoli and Galatasaray shows, Barcelona consistently plays a draw at home with the crazy support of their fans, who drive the team forward and there was no talk of a 2-0 or 3-0 victory By the way, yes, I agree that the red card shown to the Eintracht player to some extent prevented the club from engaging in an attacking game and throwing all efforts at the defense of their goal. In any case, a draw in the first match leaves Eintracht's chances of at least a draw in the second match and a penalty shootout, or even a win under good circumstances, because one goal can decide the outcome of the entire confrontation.

Probably the best team right now is the team that takes first place in the standings The only thing is that Liverpool had the opportunity to hold and held some rotation of the team in the second leg with Benfica, and Manchester City did not have such an opportunity and therefore fielded the strongest squad for the match with Atletico Madrid. On the other hand, it is a big mystery what Manchester United will look like in the game with Liverpool, because no matter what, the fact of playing with Liverpool should be a big irritant for MU and do not forget that United are fighting to get into the coveted four Champions League participants next season and the chances of this are by no means not lost.

By the way, it's strange to expect a fun match with an open game when a team like Atletico Madrid participates in the match It was also strange to expect that Atletico Madrid from the first minutes would run with an open visor into the attack against a team like Manchester City, which can mercilessly punish for this. When participation in the semi-finals of the Champions League is at stake, it is understandable that some caution is on the part of Manchester City, which already had a one-goal advantage, and on the part of Atletico Madrid, which clearly did not want to turn a one-goal deficit into something more with its rash actions in defense. Therefore, you should not blame City too much for a bad game, there is some part of the fault of Atletico Madrid, which did not allow City to demonstrate its signature game.

Well, I think that even Haaland's departure will still leave Borussia Dortmund among the potential leaders of the Bundesliga, because the potential of the team should be enough for the club to be competitive at least at the level of the domestic championship. The only thing that could threaten the club is a potential failure at a certain stage of the championship, something similar to what happened with RB Leipzig this season and which had to be heroically corrected by calling on Tedesco to help. I would also like to think that the sale of Haaland will bring solid money to the club's cash register, which can be usefully spent on strengthening the team by other players, which has been repeatedly demonstrated by the team's management. So I don't think Haaland's departure will be a complete disaster for Dortmund.

I would not say that the victory in the second minute added by the referee of the match over the team that occupies the last place in La Liga is an indicator of the great form of Barcelona. I am also not sure that Barcelona is capable of holding all its matches at a high level, and the first match with Eintracht showed it perfectly when the club from Frankfurt looked clearly no worse than its famous opponent. Eintracht excelled at sudden transitions into a counterattack, which perfectly broke Barcelona's lace and led to dangerous moments at someone else's goal. Therefore, each team has its own trump cards and the only serious argument in favor of Barcelona is that the game will be held at the home stadium with the support of its spectators.

Liverpool is a great irritant, so I wouldn't be surprised if Manchester United can take points away from Liverpool. Another question is that I also wouldn't be surprised if Manchester United can't take points away from Liverpool In principle, a change of coach could have some influence on the team's game right now, but as far as I understand, ten Hag will come to the team after the Ajax season ends. Although the head coach of Manchester United, Ralph Rangnik, believes on the contrary after the defeat by Everton, it should not affect the game if the name of the new head coach is announced now, in ten or fourteen days.

Anything can happen and if Benzema does miracles in Real Madrid, then why not find similar players in Chelsea Logically speaking, Benzema's goals did not quite follow from the logic of the game and were scored solely thanks to Benzema's fantastic skill, so it can be called a miracle. The third goal is generally the fruit of erroneous actions of the goalkeeper and defender of Chelsea. Chelsea, of course, has a lot of problems not directly related to football, which can have an impact on the game, but on the other hand, such circumstances, on the contrary, can sometimes have a positive impact when the team rallies even more despite everything bad.

A lot depends on what Bayern Munich can offer to extend the contract, because information has slipped that the club is not ready to pay as much as Lewandowski wants. By the way, it is the fact that Lewandowski won a lot of things with Bayern Munich, on the contrary, can push a football player to try himself at another club and most likely in another championship. What a club from Munich cannot offer, another club can offer, and I don't think that Lewandowski in this situation is asking for some fantastic money that is not commensurate with the level of his game, so there should be some field for compromise. Of course, leaving for another club is a certain risk and Messi's example shows it perfectly, but I think Lewandowski is quite mentally ready for such a challenge.

It will be surprising if Real Madrid can lose such a solid advantage, despite the fact that Barcelona still has mathematical chances for the title. Unfortunately for their fans, but Atletico Madrid, with their defeat from Mallorca, most likely practically deprived themselves of their chances for the title. Sevilla, in its current state, hardly has the potential for the necessary number of wins before the end of the season to also claim the title. By the way, it is difficult to deny the beneficial influence of Benzema on the results of matches, but still Real Madrid should be able to do without him, because anything can happen, and it is difficult to be constantly in such a tone and certain failures are possible.

The second half was already much more fun and it is worth admitting that Bologna had it better than Sampdoria, but who knows how the match would have turned out if Sampdoria had used her one-on-one exit. And after Arnautovich scored his goal, then there were two hits to the top crossbar of the goal, including from Arnautovich himself, and I was already beginning to think that Sampdoria could punish for such extravagance, but the second goal had already decided almost everything. And if there was a fairly equal game in the first half, then the second half has already passed with the undeniable advantage of Bologna, which turned into quite fair goals.

To play an attacking game against Manchester City in the second leg for the current Atletico Madrid is akin to suicide, so I don't think Diego Simeone will risk such a move. Therefore, most likely there will be a cautious game with a rapid transition to a counterattack. The gap of 1 goal is negligible and it is because of this that Atletico Madrid will not take unnecessary risks. Still, I think the main thing will be how Manchester City will play and, accordingly, based on this, the Atletico Madrid game will be built. If nothing extraordinary happens, then I'm afraid that the most boring first half awaits us and the main events will unfold in the second half, when the time comes for decisive action and not necessarily in the last 10 minutes, because it may be too late.

I also think that this is unlikely and Real Madrid is targeting one of them, not two at the same time. It seems that according to the latest rumors, Mbappe is still inclined to move to Real Madrid, but wants to announce it at the end of the season, but an important factor is the figure of the new Paris Saint-Germain head coach, because if Zinedine Zidane joins the team, the forward's opinion may change. They say that Real Madrid calmly reacts to this, but on the other hand, what can they do when all the trumps are already laid out on the table and there are no levers left to influence the situation. There are two contradictory rumors about Haaland. In one of these rumors, Haaland wants to play alongside Mbappe, so he wants to move to Real Madrid. In another rumor, Haaland wants to move to Manchester City because he wants to play under Josep Guardiola.

In principle, nothing terrible has happened and Milan still continues to lead in the championship. Another question is that such chances need to be used and 2 draws and losing points in two rounds in a row can hurt at the finish of the tournament. It's just that there are two leaders in the championship again, just recently, Milan in terms of points scored and Inter in terms of lost points. By the way, in addition to Inter, this draw plays in favor of Juventus, which, thanks to its victory, came closer to both Milan and Napoli, although of course Juventus' chances of a scudetto are significantly lower than the rest of the three leaders of the championship.