The only advantage Manchester City has over Liverpool is a one-point advantage in the standings, but we are well aware that such an advantage is scanty and can be lost literally within one round in the event of a successful result in the form of a victory for Liverpool and a defeat or a draw for City. I would also call Manchester City the undisputed favorite for the end of the championship, given the previous history, but this season Josep Guardiola's wards are not carrying out a typical ending and managed to lose that solid advantage that in previous years allowed them to comfortably take the title. Therefore, I will refrain from declaring any club a favorite for the time being and I think and hope that Manchester City and Liverpool will give us a bright ending and a serious fight for the title until the last rounds.

Atalanta is still showing a less competitive team in terms of fighting for the Scudetto than Napoli, but it may well compete for points in this particular match. On the one hand, victory is clearly more necessary for Napoli in this match, given the lag behind Milan and the presence of Inter in the immediate vicinity, but let's not forget where this match will take place and the support of their fans in Bergamo can also play a role. Also, let's not forget that Atalanta is also fighting at this point in time for a higher place and participation in the Europa League with clubs such as Roma, Lazio and Fiorentina, so Atalanta will at least play for a draw and everyone can solve some nuances.

For some reason, I have a strong feeling that if Zidane has a choice between Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain, Zinedine will still choose the Paris club. Moreover, PSG's offer will certainly be visibly tangible in financial terms than the offer from Juventus. I also don't think Juventus bosses will be able to provide the kind of transfer support that they are able to provide in Paris. Apparently, Paris Saint-Germain is expecting a serious personnel restructuring in the near future and Zidane will probably also participate in this and this will also be one of the arguments for moving to the club, because participation in the club's transfer policy seemed to be one of Zidane's requirements.

Oh, yes, it would be an interesting match with a fairly serious sign. Remembering about Sevilla, I would also like to remind you about the absence of such a specialist in the Europa League as Unai Emery and his Villereal, because the club cannot defend its title of winner this year due to participation in this season's tournament with a higher rank, which is the Champions League As for the differences between Barcelona's game in La Liga and Europa League matches, let's not forget the specifics of the tournament, that at these stages each match is crucial and there is no room for error, unlike domestic championship matches, and therefore the team's players can be more enslaved, and Xavi can put more cautious tactics on the match.

You just need a certain balance between the number of superstars and simpler level players. As they say, who should play the piano, and someone should carry this piano. I am very sorry for Pochettino, because Paris Saint-Germain did not deserve defeat in the Champions League match with Real Madrid, but a fatal combination of circumstances did not allow the Paris club to go to the next stage of the tournament and all this greatly blurred the impression and leaves a certain imprint on the domestic championship. It's not for nothing that Killian Mbappe recently commented on this that they can win 8-0 or 9-0 and still people will think about the Champions League. PSG are clearly waiting for a big restructuring in the near future and clearly without Pochettino and Mbappe. A lot depends on who will take the post of head coach and sports director.

Yes, Inter has slowed down a lot lately and instead of being the main candidate for the Scudetto, under certain conditions, Juventus can skip ahead to third place. In the case of Inter, this break can play a positive role and Simone Inzaghi has some time to try to make the necessary adjustments to the team's game. In any case, nothing is lost yet and Inter, with one game left, has the same chances for the title as Milan and Napoli. It's just time to shake things up and show the results that were quite recently again. On the other hand, Juventus should not be discounted, which has finally come within an acceptable distance of the leaders and, with a favorable combination of circumstances, can get its chances in the battle for the title of champion. Therefore, the upcoming face-to-face meeting with Inter may be of great importance for consolidating the ambitions of such a plan.

Despite the fact that Manchester City occupies first place in the Premier League, and Atletico Madrid only shares third or fourth place with Barcelona, I would still advise you to pay attention to the fact that Manchester City has been experiencing obvious problems with results lately and has almost let Liverpool close to itself in the standings, and Atletico Madrid, on the contrary, finally began to feel for their game and achieve the desired results in recent matches. Paradoxically, if you think globally, Manchester City is one of the main contenders for the title of the winner of the Champions League, unlike Atletico Madrid, but I would not be surprised at all if Atletico Madrid can go further to the next stage

I think it's still too early to talk about the great prospects of a team like Newcastle. It is clear that such a lot of money in any case will begin to play its beneficial role, but it seems that the construction of a victorious squad is not a matter of one season. I'm not sure a move to Manchester United is a good option for Kane if he's going to win titles at club level anytime soon. Therefore, it is a pity if the option with Manchester City is no longer feasible due to the club's changed transfer goals. However, for some reason it seems to me that if Manchester City does not succeed in the case of Haaland's transfer, then the club may well return to the option with Kane.

If you get too carried away with conspiracy theories and deliberately lose such key matches, then you can really be left without a title, because such flirting with fate will not lead to anything good. Because you can lose the match for some reason, and then these points may not be enough at the most crucial moment when the fate of the title will be decided, so it's still better to try to play to your strength and take your own when there is an opportunity for this Although, of course, I also can't imagine why Real Madrid could lose such a solid advantage as nine points, even if the club loses Benzema again for a while, but I think there should be enough margin of safety.

Oh, yes, I also think that we should not forget that such teams as Atalanta and Leipzig are still participating in the tournament. Considering that potentially only West Ham or Barcelona will make it to the final anyway, but not both teams, then I think Atalanta and Leipzig can be a very serious opponent in the final and a real contender for the Europa League title in the end. Therefore, when we talk about Barcelona as the undisputed favorite of the Europa League or, in extreme cases, about West Ham, then do not forget about these clubs from the opposite side of the grid. The only pity is that Leipzig and Atalanta are meeting now and only one of the clubs will go further.

Leicester has a mediocre season and does not manage to surprise everyone like in previous years. On the other hand, considering what resources the club has, you need to be happy about what the club has achieved before and understand that in such conditions it is difficult to put miracles on stream and constantly do it. All the recent successes of Leicester can be associated with the figure of the head coach of the team Brendan Rodgers, but it is clear that he can no longer achieve the same success. It is clear that Manchester United seems to be the favorite in this match and victory is clearly more necessary for the club from Manchester, but the level of play that the team has been showing lately does not allow us to talk about victory as an almost accomplished event and Leicester may well take away points in this match.

Oh, I wouldn't say Inter, Napoli and Juventus have equal chances for the Scudetto. Still, I would say that Juventus still has less chances than the other two clubs. At the moment we are saying that Milan is the main candidate for winning Serie A, but we have said exactly the same words about Inter recently. Everything can change literally within one round, once Milan stumbles, and the pursuers, on the contrary, win their matches. This will by no means exclude Milan from the list of contenders for the title, but it will bring a lot of intrigue into the fight. In any case, I don't think that the leaders of the standings will be able to avoid losses at the final stage of the championship, the most important thing is to minimize their number.

There is nothing wrong with having a squad that is made up of great players. The most important thing is to properly dispose of the capabilities of this composition. But about this, Paris Saint Germain constantly has problems from time to time. Specifically about Mauricio Pochettino, I would like to say the following: there is a certain feeling that the head coach would leave the club even if he won the Champions League, because he was mentally and mentally tired of the current situation both in terms of team management and in the everyday sense, when his family stayed in England. Just winning the Champions League would greatly raise the coach's stakes and expand the list of clubs where Pochettino could go. No wonder there were rumors that the president of Real Madrid was thinking about the possibility of signing a contract with Pochettino after the first match, but I don't think there would be specifics on this issue in the end. But a defeat happened and Benzema's three goals turned the situation upside down.

I agree that when a goal in the form of a cup looms on the horizon, then teams that are not favorites may have additional reserves that can overthrow all the layouts. Also, let's not forget that teams like Lyon, which are not so successful in their domestic championship, can put all their efforts and even more in such a fairly prestigious international tournament as the Europa League. Moreover, Lyon's participation in the European cups next season is a big question, which can also give additional motivation to the team. In any case, I think that the tournament grid in which Barcelona is located looks more powerful than the one located on the opposite side.

Sometimes such lucky teams win tournaments, it's just never known to what stage their luck can last There is just one factor not to forget here, that Benfica should be a more liberated team in psychological terms, because the club has already achieved more than planned and the team should no longer be pressured by the factor of necessarily winning, as it happens with Liverpool. Therefore, it is in such cases that the most unexpected can happen and the underdog team can knock out a clear favorite from the fight. Moreover, we are talking about only two games, which is not so much and where anything can happen and luck can also play a role here again

I am not sure that the victories will necessarily be easy for both Manchester City and Liverpool. We can say that these clubs got fairly easy opponents, but this does not mean that the victories themselves will be easy Burnley and Watford have their own serious reasons to put up serious resistance to the leaders, because both clubs are fighting their battle to maintain their presence in the Premier League next season. Another question is that it will really be very difficult for these clubs to do this, because Liverpool and Manchester City have much stronger squads. However, underestimating the opponent on the one hand and an exorbitant attitude towards the leaders on the other hand can also play an unplanned role.

You also forgot to mention the fantastic amounts of subscription bonuses that are rumored to be demanded by the player's representatives If everything that is said in the rumors is true, then it is cheaper to buy Podolski or Haaland by paying compensation to their current clubs than to pay 100 million or more euros as a signing bonus for Mbappe, who will come as a free agent  As for Mbappe's transfer to Barcelona, I would use an analogy with the failed contract extension with Messi. The signing of Mbappe's contract with Barcelona is possible, but for this Barcelona will have to make too huge financial sacrifices, so most likely this transition will not take place.

I don't think that in this situation Sevilla thinks that it is necessary to win against Barcelona, especially since the match will be held at Barcelona's home stadium. When we talk about Sevilla's rather poor results in La Liga, we mean a large number of unjustified draws in matches with opponents who would have to be beaten to compete for the championship. But do not forget that Sevilla has not lost to anyone in La Liga lately, so you can talk quite calmly about the draw result of the match. Therefore, to declare these results unsatisfactory is still quite a big sin against the truth, and Sevilla will be quite satisfied with a draw in this match.

You might as well say that if Chelsea show their best game, then they will take Real Madrid out of their way Both Chelsea and Real Madrid are difficult to attribute to the absolute favorites of the current Champions League draw, so you should not make far-reaching predictions about such clubs and only talk about the chances at the current stage against a specific opponent. Therefore, a lot will depend on how the first match will be held, whether any of the opponents will be able to achieve a tangible advantage in the score, because as the final result of the return match between Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain showed, a two-goal advantage is not a non-played advantage. And right now, before the start of the first match, I can't specifically name the favorite in this confrontation, because both teams have their pros and cons.

At this point in time, we can talk about the competition for fourth place in the standings, but Arsenal is only five points behind Chelsea and also has chances for third place. The gaps between the clubs are not that big, but we can have reason to talk about changes in this situation every round. If we talk specifically about the fourth place, then Manchester United still has a pretty good chance of this, because the distances between the contenders clubs are only a few points. So far, the undisputed favorite both in terms of results and in terms of the game is Arsenal. The club was able to confidently convert their missed games into points, which cannot be said about Tottenham, who did it much worse.