Feyenoord still booked a simple victory today, even if it was not very convincing what they showed. But victory has never been in jeopardy. Ajax is lucky that it played 0-0 against AZ yesterday, so they still have 3rd place. And that really seems to be the maximum achievable at the moment. The gap with PSV is much too big at the moment, so a nice starting point for PSV, which is secretly having a great season. Becoming 2nd and thus qualifying for the CL, in combination with winning the super cup and also winning the national cup. That's actually a really good season. Feyenoord was simply too good for everyone this season.

Arsenal play an important game against Newcastle United. Things seem to be moving in the right direction at the moment as Arsenal have a 0-1 lead after just under an hour of play. Newcastle is a solid team and I can see them scoring. 1-1 seems like a very realistic result, but Newcastle actually has to win to keep 3rd place in their own hands. Manchetser United will play against West Ham United in London tonight. I don't think this is going to be an easy game for Manchester United, even though West Ham are just around mid-table in the table. A match that you just have to win without sparkling football.

However, the title for PSG is not yet completely certain. It is clear that the players at PSG no longer feel like playing the competition. everyone has the ambition to win the CL, and if it goes wrong at an early stage, then there is no longer any motivation to finish the competition. I thought the difference was currently 5 points on the number 2, it would really be a disgrace if they gave away the title now. But with this PSG you can't do much. You can also see what Messi did recently, who went on a short trip abroad (Saudi Arabia or Qatar) and did not show up for training at PSG. It is reported that his contract will not be renewed. Will he leave PSG already?

Tonight is the final of the Copa Del Rey in Spain between Real Madrid and Osasuna. You would say that Real Madrid will win this without any problems. Very clever of Osasuna that they made it to the final, that is quite an achievement in itself. Osasuna is ranked 10th in the league. That's just the middle ground. They also have not been allowed to play many European tournaments. Real Madrid has also clearly entered a lesser phase, as they have been overtaken by city rivals Atletico Madrid. Who would have thought during the winter break that this would still happen? But Real Madrid has big plans in the CL, so 2nd or 3rd in the league is not a cup in either case, so that doesn't really matter. If Real win the tournament, Spain will get an extra ticket for the CL I think.

An important victory for AC Milan over Napoli. which has been dropping a bit lately. AS Roma is currently playing at home against Inter, and will really have to win to keep good greaves to participate in the EL next season. But AS Roma is also still active in the EL this season, if they manage to win it, they will qualify directly for the CL next year. In that case, will an Italian team be allocated another ticket because of this performance? Then Italian teams can still cheer for Roma if they go through against Leverkusen in the next round. I'm curious how it will turn out with Juventus and the 15 points returned. I suspect that this story will continue. Bad for the reputation of nedved who is the director there.

It's almost time and we're going to see the great match between Real Madrid and Manchester City. At least, I think this will be a great game. Manchester City have failed to win the CL for a few years in a row. Last year they should have won the title, but also in the year they played the final against Chelsea they should have won the title. It's a wonder that City still haven't won the title, but the bookmakers still think City is the favourite. Inter Milan - AC Milan is not a match that will result in clean football. It's all about the result for both teams. How special would it be if Inter or AC Milan won the CL?

Chelsea won another game today. Still a hard-fought victory from Manchester City with 1-2. Who would have thought that after the 2-0 score in the first half? You might call it the luck of a champion. It must also be frustrating for Arsenal that everything is going well for Manchester City at the moment, I think they gave up the title in the back of their minds in London. Another poor win by Tottenham Hotspurs at home against Crystal Palace, but 3 hugely important points for the SPurs in the battle for a ticket to the CL.

Alcaraz had little trouble with Coric in the semifinals. The round before that was a different story. He was then trailing 5-3 in the 2nd set and his opponent was allowed to serve for the set, but Alcaraz broke back and pulled back that line and still won the set 7-5. It turns out that he is already very strong mentally, and that at that age. Then you are destined to be a really great tennis champion. Or maybe already is, because it is not for nothing that he is 1st in the world ranking. Still, he wasn't the best teen ever, when you compare it to titles won in tennis. Nadal won more, 15 as a teenager. But Bjorn Borg even won 16 as a teenager. Still, that is difficult to compare, I think the competition in Nadal's time and also with Alcaraz is much bigger than before. Would the level now also be higher than in the time with Agassi and Sampras, for example?

Feyenoord is 99.99% sure to become champion. 8 points ahead. If PSV cannot win today, Feyenoord can become champion tomorrow. Still very impressive what Slot has shown with his team this season. They are also incredibly fit at Feyenoord, unlike most players at Ajax and PSV. Heitinga will no longer be the trainer at Ajax, especially after his unprofessional behavior in the match against PSV. You can see that he is inexperienced and not ready for the real big work. Ajax will play against AZ this weekend, and if Ajax loses that match, Ajax will even be in 4th place. That would mean that Ajax is not even allowed to participate in the CL and EL, how long has it been since Ajax finished 4th in the Netherlands? I can't even remember it myself.

Tonight is the semi-final of the German Cup between Freiburg and RB Leipzig. I would normally say that RB Leipzig is the favorite because they have a bigger name, but in the rankings they are not much different and Freiburg are even 2 points ahead. It will therefore be a 50-50 match in which both teams can advance to the final. It takes some getting used to that we no longer see Bayern Munich in the cup, but that also fits in with Bayern Munich's entire volatile season. This week it is Werder Bremen - Bayern Munich, a match that Bayern should normally be able to win, but with this team you never know. Turned out to be hit and miss several times. Next week we get the game for Bayern Munich against Schalke 04, which ran in double digits last year, but Schalke really needs the points so this could be a very different game than we expect. Schalke will have to do it on willpower in this match.

2 matches currently in progress that are currently resting. Barcelona seems to want to make little impression against Osasuna and is 0-0 at half time at the moment. Almeria - Elche is 1-0, but nothing spectacular happens there either. Tonight at 22:00 we still have a match in which the interests can be high, namely Real Sociedad - Real Madrid. That is a game that Real Sociedad could well win, I suspect. I think Sociedad also has a good history of the most recent matches against Real Madrid. It would be nice for sociedad not to lose the game anyway, so they can keep a big lead over Villareal. The 4th place in Spain would mean for Real Sociedad that they are directly qualified for the CL.

Arsenal no longer have the title in their own hands, that is the main problem. And Manchester City no longer has a very difficult program, which also makes a difference. Arsenal will really have to beat Chelsea today, if they don't win then it will be the end of the story for any title aspirations anyway. All Arsenal can do is keep the pressure on and hope for a misstep from City, but they have to commit 2 missteps. Still, City is certainly not having a brilliant season with 4 draws and 4 defeats. This is a sublime tournament for Arsenal. Liverpool now finally have 5th place in their hands, but it will stay there. The gap with Manchester United is 7 points and United has also played a game less. And by the way, I can't remember the last time Liverpool played the EL.

There are countless books and ways you can use to choose a strategy when you play in a casino. Just keep in mind that there is no one way that offers a 100% guarantee of winning consistently. You will always have to accept one day that you will lose. Then try to keep your head cool and don't go all in, because that certainly won't work. Only in this way can you play successfully. But you are never guaranteed a profit. Many went for it thinking they could beat the casino, but in the end they all came out cheated and 100$ a day isn't even a very bad plan. But what has been described before is the problem with the table limits. Keep that in mind with your strategy as well.

Real Madrid may not be in the best phase at the moment, at least if you look at the league in Spain. Maybe that's just not a useful indicator since they've lost the title there for a few weeks and they can basically do what they want every week. Benzema has much more experience than Haaland. I wonder how good Haaland will be against Real Madrid, that is a match in which he will really be tested by the defense of Real Madrid. City's defense will also have their hands full with Benzema, who is usually very difficult to defend. You would say that City is the favourite, but I have my doubts about that. Many old football players and commentators say that Real Madrid is the favorite here.

Arsenal have made a big impression but the moment the title really came within reach they seem to have succumbed to the pressure. Otherwise I can't explain that they gave away a 0-2 lead 2 games in a row. Machester City was quite behind, but the mutual match was of course extremely important. In it we saw that Manchester City is still a size too big at the moment. If Manchester City manages to win the overdue game, the difference is 4 points and it is impossible that City will give that away. The title chances for City now in the championship seem to me to be around 95%. Very unfortunate for Arsenal, who were leading from day 1 until 2 rounds ago. I'm afraid Lampard won't be able to save Chelsea either.

A great performance by Ding Liren who has become world champion. That's something he would never have thought of on his own. Last year during the qualifying tournament he finished 2nd behind Nepo, but because Magnus Carlsen withdrew, the number 2 was also allowed to play in the final. It was an exciting and exciting match, in which the differences were minimal. Nepo often seemed to be on the right side of the score, but Ding hit back every time. The match in the 12th round was crucial, when Nepo led 6-5 and also had a good position to win. However, things went completely wrong in that match, Ding managed to win the match and that's how we got 6-6 on the board. Ding played brilliantly in the last match of the World Cup. I think Carlsen might enjoy playing Ding next year.

When you start gambling you don't think about possible losses. Of course you don't want anything to do with that. Gambling and winning is the same as gambling and losing. Because of the house edge, you will normally always gamble at a loss in the long run. I can few gamblers who can make real returns from their gambling activities. It could be, but then you have to play with coarse bets and especially stop at the right moment. People who spend an entire evening in a casino can also see this as a night out, it does not necessarily mean that you are gambling your entire salary there. People who win big at gambling will assume that they are very good at gambling and that their strategy is profitable.

It is not possible for Real Madrid to control and donate the game against Manchester City, but what exactly do we mean by the term Control? Real Madrid is not a team that plays on a lot of possession. That is not their way of playing and they are not at their best at it. They will let City play far forward and will watch for small individual mistakes and then strike on the counter. It is often said of Real Madrid that they can only counter, but of course they can do much more than just counter. The counter part has been elevated by art by Real Madrid and last year things went wrong for City in a completely different way. What happened then in the match Real Madrid - Manchester City is still incomprehensible.

Perez was undoubtedly the very best today and yesterday as well. That is something to swallow for Verstappen, who is not used to his teammate being better than him. But he could also look at it positively and think of Red Bull's team interest. The team boss of Red Bull is of course happy with it, it doesn't matter to them who is in 1st place at the end of the stage, as long as the title for Red Bull is not in danger. If Verstappen and Perez keep taking points off each other and it doesn't affect the individual world championship, I don't see the problem. Normally, Perez would not be able to become world champion. Baku is also a circuit in which there is almost no room to overtake. That has also been proven today. Few things happen today. Baku is a boring circuit, on to the next one with more spectacle.

On the surface a simple victory for Bayern Munich, yet they had a lot of trouble with Herta Berlin for a long time, it was not until the 70th minute that Bayern Munich managed to score a goal. Another goal quickly followed and the game was over at 2-0. Bayern Munich, for example, remains the leader after Borussia Dortmund suffered damage. Both teams make it an exciting denouement in this way. I do expect that Bayern Munich will not relinquish this, but I have thought and written that many times and every time they lost points again. Wolfsburg now has a 3-0 lead against Mainz, that game is just 38 minutes old, so it seems that it has already been played. There are many goals today in different competitions.