We will start again soon with the Nations League. These will also be the last international competitions before the world championship starts. The most interesting encounter is between the Netherlands and Belgium. In Belgium, the Netherlands won 1-4, but Belgium was not motivated at all. The Netherlands will win the group. I think many countries take this as a kind of preparation for the World Cup. Because the title of the Nations League does not play any significant role in terms of content. They are glorified practice matches.

It seemed to be a difficult away game for Barcelona at Sevilla. Sevilla started the season very badly. They have lost 1 of their first 4 matches and have drawn once. There is little to see from the team that was 2nd for a long time last year. I can't pinpoint the cause either. Perhaps they played beyond their means last year because Barcelona and Atletico Madrid were very disappointing. Sevilla should normally just get European football without any problems. The 0-3 win from Barcelona was well deserved.

AC Milan - Inter Milan now 3-2 with 10 minutes to play. It looks like Inter won't make the 3-3, but it's not all that certain. AC Milan had a comfortable lead of 3-1, but when the 3-2 fell, the pressure became enormous. I would love it if they could get this win. Juventus have disappointed yet again and were lucky enough that VAR disallowed a goal from Fiorentina in the first half (44th minute). Otherwise they would have lost 2-1 as no more goals were scored in the 2nd half. Only luck is that Inter will probably win. So far, no one has really made a very good impression in Serie A. That surprises me somehow, but it also shows how close it all is in the top and Sub top.

It is mainly between Brazil and France. But that is if we look at it superficially. The draw will also play a major role. If France has to play against countries from the 8th final such as England, Spain, Germany, Argentina then the chances are quite realistic that they will be eliminated by one of these teams. But you can also for example draw lots against the USA and slightly lesser countries and then the road to the title is more open. The same goes for the Brazil team, of course. I think the neutral football supporter would like to see the Brazil v France match, just like the 1998 final, when France was too strong. France should play better as a team and not individually, that's where the big pitfall lies.

Bayern Munich has again failed to win its match. This is the second time in a row that they have not won. Could that not be a coincidence anymore? I still assume that they will easily become champions, but they have both drawn in the last 2 games and that gives other teams the opportunity to find the connection in this way. Bayern should really take a lot of distance from the start and not give the competition any chance. This way Dortmund still has a small chance but I don't really believe in that. Certainly also because Haller cannot play and because Haaland no longer plays in the team.

Chelsea eventually won with a lot of effort. It looked like they weren't going to win in any case but they managed to turn a 0-1 deficit into a 2-1 lead. Still pretty on the other side. Somewhat disappointing is the halftime score at Manchester City at Aston Villa, which is still 0-0. Now that says nothing at Manchester City, they can score 4 goals in 1 half. Haalan already had 2 hat-tricks last week, would there be another hat-trick? He's not working on that himself, but it's nice for the statistics.

Almost 70 minutes played and we still have a 0-0 score in the Everton v Liverpool match. Liverpool had already had a bad start to the season and now only seems to be adding 1 point. They have also struggled to win previous matches against Newcastle United. It's pretty clear to me now that Liverpool are definitely not going to be champions. No one is going to stop Manchester City this season. Haaland has already made 2 hattricks in 2 matches in 1 week. I think he can easily make 40 in this team in the EPL.

I certainly wouldn't believe everything all the trolls in this thread write here. They seem focused on giving 1xbit a negative name. While 1xbit has had a campaign on the forum for almost a year, which they spend a lot of money on every week. They have a lot of money in their wallet, if a player wins some money then they may not be interested and they will just pay out. The situation is of course different when people do not follow the rules and violate the terms and conditions. unfortunately we have been dealing with cheaters more and more lately and those people have no moral sense. 1xbit handles this well and efficiently and in my opinion that is the only way to tackle cheaters.

Bookmakers can't be beat. They always have a house edge. If you are able to win, you can mainly dedicate it to luck. Or you have to engage in malicious practices on your own. But it seems more like this is a person who gives certain bets at 50-50 odds and then hopes they win. If they win, he gets half the proceeds, and if the bet loses, you lose your money, and then you don't see any of it back. I advise not to do business with these types of people.

It even seems that Casper Ruud can become the new number 1 in the world after this tournament. The condition is that he then had to make it to the final (or even win the tournament) and that Nadal would have to be eliminated quickly. He is now 5th in the ranking, so I wonder how they got to that step from 5 to 1. I don't see Ruud as a potential new best player in the world, too unstable at the moment. Alcaraz also plays nicely but US open is not his surface and he really only needs it on clay. But we'll see, Nadal doesn't have it easy either and injured himself in his last match. It was a remarkable moment.

More than 2 billion euros has been spent on players in England. That is really unprecedented. They also fetch players from other countries for amounts that are nowhere near worth. They are good players, but because of the TV money, clubs now have such a high budget that they just sprinkle with millions as if it were a few euros. The players are the big winners along with the clubs abroad. Take a club like Ajax, which has brought in a lot of money with all kinds of transfers, but from a sporting point of view they have gone badly behind. So where is the policy? This way you can sell your entire team every year, but what do you do with that in the end? At a certain point it no longer works and then you can build a team from 0 again and you will not achieve anything in the Cl anymore.

Rumor has it that Depay will no longer leave Barcelona. Also because Aubemayang has now been sold by Barcelona. So they don't want to let Depay go either. Depay will be incredibly bummed, as he is the 5th striker at Barcelona and he was actually going to leave for Juventus. But we still have a few hours, so in theory all kinds of transfers can still be made. What is special is that Frenkie de Jong also just stays with Barcelona while he had all the clubs to choose from around the world. If I were him I would have gone to England with a guaranteed starting spot.

Leicester City - Manchester United are about to start. I'm very curious if United can continue on the right track, but it turns out that United's last game was not good either. However, they have recovered well after the 2 dramatic defeats against mediocre teams. We'll see how they fare against Leicester City tonight. That's not a team you normally walk over. In principle, this match can go either way, I certainly do not rule out a victory for Leicester City. Last season in October, Leicester City beat United 4-2 at home, so that is already a sign of a tough game for United tonight.

Lewandowski can once again make a difference in the competition for Barcelona. His goal in the last game was beautiful and also very difficult. 9 out of 10 strikers would certainly not get that ball. Especially in the match against Real Madrid I am very curious how good he is. This Barcelona is much better and further than last year's Barcelona in the early stages of the competition. I think the chances of the championship for Real Madrid are 60% and Barcelona something like 40%. It also saves a lot that trainer Koeman is no longer there. He had made a big mess of the team.

Atalanta has just started the match against Torino. In the 90s Torino was the top of Italy and Atalanta might not even play at the highest level, the roles are now of course reversed. Atalanta and Torino have exactly the same number of points at the moment. That means a bad start for Atalanta and a good one for Torino. I think Atalanta should be able to win this match quite easily. The other game tonight is between Bologna and Salernitana.
Juventus had a good win last day but they really need to catch up with the leader.

PSG's last 1-1 draw against Monaco is a result that can happen. Monaco doesn't have a bad team either, although of course it doesn't come close to PSG. PSG will often also think about the CL or other peripheral matters. Often they become complacent and nonchalant and then you automatically get underestimated and then you lose points. We saw this happen 2-3 seasons ago, when they turned on the turbo too late and OSC Lile took the title. We can assume that that will not happen again in the competition. Something like this happens once in the 25 seasons.

Nothing new, but also nothing new when you look at the playing behavior of the player. it is apparently too difficult for players to abide by the terms and conditions on the site. Violating the terms and conditions will result in your account being closed. Seems normal to me and all bookmakers solve these situations that way. 1xbit is even extremely loyal because they often also return the deposited amount to the players. While many other bookmakers choose to confiscate the entire amount (including the deposit). 1xbit has shown its professionalism many times before.

In any case, it's good to see that Barcelona have now been on top of it from the start and have not allowed themselves any mistakes. That draw was not good but it can happen. If you start this one and compare the team to last season, it makes a world of difference. The question now is who will be the first to drop stitches. Real Madrid are still clear, so in principle Barcelona should already be chasing a bit. I've seen Madrid play, they play very convincingly. Barcelona have also played good games, but I think they can collapse before Real Madrid. Must be something mental of course. Outside of Real and Barcelona, I don't see any outsiders for the title.

It is actually unbelievable that Bayern's match still ended in 1-1. 10-1 would have been good too. I thought it was suspicious when I saw 0-1 on the scoreboard after 80 minutes, but then I had no idea how the match had gone. Bayern can afford this, things like that happen. It would still be nice if Bayern would become champions without defeat. Not many teams have managed to do that in the history of football in top European competitions. If anyone could do it it would be Bayern because they are so much stronger than the rest of the teams. In other countries, the differences are less pronounced, although PSG is similar, but they often become nonchalant.

Barcelona is also much better than last year, especially if you compare the two first half of the season. The difference with Lewandovsky in your team is night and day. No other Barcelona player could have achieved that goal he scored yesterday. Only then you will see how good he is, and you will also see how valuable he is against clubs where it is 0-0 for a long time. I think Real Madrid is still better, but the differences have crept closer together and it's not that much of a difference. The transfer period is also almost over, in 2 days, then we will immediately know how the cards have been shuffled and what has left or will come from Barcelona. At Real Madrid I don't expect any big changes, although they have lost Casemiro.