I think Erik Ten Hag doesn't need to lower his ego. Because ego is necessary for a coach to manage his players. Just think about talented coaches like Sir Alex Ferguson, Mourinho, Antonio Conte, or Jurgen Klopp... what were their egos like? I believe what Ten Hag needs right now is to adjust his ego and personality to be more suitable, so that other players on the team don't lose confidence and believe that he's not favoring anyone on the team. With that, Ten Hag can slowly revive Manchester United.

Real Madrid actually need to give Jude Bellingham some time to rest because he played too much recently for both Real Madrid and England. He is young and can recover quickly but sometimes they must give him some time that is necessary to recharge energy. The season is long enough and Real Madrid need Jude Bellingham for a long season, not only in a single match or a few weeks. Avoiding injuries to have an important player during a long season is more important and with the latest news about Jude, he deserves to rest a few days.

Real Madrid actually have better form than Atletico Madrid even they did not have some important players in latest matches. They can continue their good form without Jude Bellingham and I believe Carlo Ancelotti can have good alternative solutions for a squad without Jude.

I think it was the wrong decision to bring Onana to Old Trafford and even though in the end his performance was not as expected, Erik ten Hag also has to take full responsibility for the series of defeats suffered by Manchester United. Onana was only good at Inter last season and at Manchester United he has been the source of endless problems so far.

It is very regrettable why David De Gea had to leave Manchester United, even though his performance last season was very stable as the main goalkeeper. There isn't even the slightest good intention from Erik ten Hag or management to keep him. If we look at the statistics of David De Gea vs Onana in the early season match with Manchester United, there we know that Manchester United made a mistake by releasing David De Gea.

Monaco vs Nice

The opening match for this week looks like it will be quite tense because Monaco wants to maintain its position at the top and Nice will likely be able to overtake them if they manage to steal 3 points at the Louis II Stadium. Last week, Monaco didn't get good enough results after only drawing against Lorient and for Nice, who just beat PSG last week, of course they have more confidence to continue to achieve maximum results.

If we look at the last meeting between the two which also took place at Monaco's home ground, at that time Nice managed to beat Monaco with quite a landslide score and I think if Nice can provide more resistance like before then it is possible that they will be more open to winning this match. Even so, I don't think Monaco will give up easily and I predict Nice will still win with a narrow score of 1-2.

Only Real Madrid and Barcelona managed to win in the UCL competition this week and the other two Spanish representatives, namely Real Sociedad and Sevilla, only achieved a draw.

Arsenal's chances of winning are big this season. It's difficult to give predictions in the EPL. Apart from Arsenal, there are still several strong teams, for example Man City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Brighton. But I agree with what was said, that Arsenal always approach the end of the season experiencing bad games, like the previous season.

We will definitely base it on their performance in the domestic league, Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga is doing well, while Manchester United in the Premier League is still struggling to be stable, especially when they are left behind by their main players due to injury.
Performing in front of their own supporters will be more motivation for Bayern Munich and that's an advantage for them. I think so too, Bayern Munich will be able to secure a win and get their first points in the Champions League group stage this season.
Manchester United I think must realize this, and they can apply a defensive game to increase their chances of at least getting a draw in this match.

Nice delivered a surprise victory against PSG in Paris. Nice and Strasbourg often pose a challenge to big teams in France, and PSG experienced this firsthand. Despite Mbappe scoring two goals, it wasn't enough to ensure victory for PSG. The reality is that Mbappe can't bear the burden of PSG's success all on his own. Therefore, Luis Enrique's side faced their first defeat of the season.

West Ham vs Manchester City

So far Manchester City have really dominated the match well, but they still failed to find a goal after 35 minutes. Haaland had several opportunities, but he still failed to break through the West Ham goal which was guarded by Alphonse Areola.

West Ham, who knew their opponent was capable of dominating the match, preferred to focus on defense, where Moyes had to adjust his defensive strategy by playing 4 or 5 defenders when Manchester City launched attacks. Of course so far they haven't made a mistake, but their lack of ball possession certainly puts a lot of pressure on the heart of their defense. I think Manchester City can win this match, but yes they have to work hard this time especially after conceding.

Exactly, the fact that they caught and signed such a good player is credit to them. But this player, however good he may be, has a different role and as such he must be respected.
That is, we need a player with the right role to replace Benzema.
We can't beat around the bush, it's something they have to resolve if they aim high and in my opinion they know it too.

The reason Ancelotti hasn't gone for the 4-3-3 is that he knows he hasn't found the right replacement for Benzema just yet. Joselu's presence is good enough and can still be maximized but this is only an option when they have run out of ways and their 2-striker scheme is not working well.
I think next season or this summer's transfer if Madrid's performance goes backwards a bit and declines then it's not impossible that they will look for a pure striker in the end.

Based on their performance in the Premier League, Arsenal is the most favored team in Group B. Arsenal performed extraordinary in their last match when they destroyed Manchester United, they managed to break into Manchester United's goal three times which proved that the sharpness of their front line could still be relied on. Comparing the opponents Arsenal face in Group B will give them the opportunity to finish as Group Champions, while the runner up will probably be Sevilla based on their experience on the European stage.

Erling Haaland is not the key for Man City, he is only a finishing executor and that is the only skill he has, but what is still the key to Pep Guardiola's strategy is Kevin De Bruyne, who is a genius when it comes to creating opportunities for Erling Haaland. Without Kevin De Bruyne it will be difficult for everyone to play more freely, as well as Haaland movements which will be closely monitored. However, Pep Guardiola has made Kevin De Bruyne the main key, and that is clear.

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Those are hardest match to predict, especially the matches bayern vs lever, koln vs hoffenheim. IMO. bayern is slightly better compared to leverkusen as bayern has kane as a striker at this moment but im not feeling sure which team is gonna win the game since bayern will be playing away.
I remember leverkusen beaten by bayern in the last match. Im still feeling so difficult in measuring how strong bayern when it will face leverkusen. It's wise for me to take both team to score. Im also thinking the same for the match between hoffen vs koln but the chance owned by hoffen is far bigger than koln. Koln is still struggling like heidenfeim. Im feeling picking hoffen is a good decision. The chance to win is even bigger. Augsburg is still performing so badly. beating leipzig looks like an impossible thing to happen.
Augsburg has been on its worst performance this season. It's hard to imagine this club can rise again in a short time. Leipzig is wise choice for this match.

Bayern - leverkusen = BTTS
Leipzig - augsburg = Leipzig
HOffen - koln = hoffen

Brazil really impressed by defeating Bolivia 5-1 in their first 2026 World Cup qualifying match. It's quite clear that Brazil performs at their best when Neymar plays. Neymar Jr. achieved another historic milestone by surpassing the legendary Pelé to become Brazil's all-time top scorer. Neymar has consistently been a force to reckon with on the national team, and he has a ability to bounce back stronger after injuries.

It's still early in the season and there's still a lot of time for the teams to improve, Barcelona currently looks weak in terms of defense but Real Madrid also has problems in the front line, in the last few matches Real Madrid has had quite a hard time scoring goals.
So I think these two top La Liga teams have different problems now, but how these teams can handle them and get out of these problems will be profitable for them to be able to chase the title this season.

Meanwhile, it is still very possible that PSG will get the Ligue1 trophy this season, although I hope that another team will be able to get it this season.

For Group A, it is indeed easier to make predictions about who will advance to the next round because of the four teams there, only two teams have the ability and strength to advance to the next round. Copenhagen and Galatasaray are the teams that are very doubtful about qualifying for the next round, because Bayern Munich and Manchester United will try hard to place themselves in first and second positions so that Copenhagen and Galatasaray will have a little difficulty taking that position from Bayern Munich and Manchester United.

It seems that not only Lyon but there is Lens also very bad at this moment, because Lens and Lyon both have no winning results so far this season. Also, if I consider from their position at the end of last season, then it is at least quite reasonable if Lyon becomes worse this season. But about Lens, obviously at this moment Lens is experiencing a very big fall. Because yes, how can Lens still not get a win so far this season, when in fact last season Lens managed to finish in second place.

Under Enrique's coaching I hope PSG can be more independent and as you said, they have to build a solid partnership. Without Messi and Neymar does not mean PSG is easy to beat. There is still a lot of potential at stake in the UCL so it will bring positive points for all PSG players. Dembele and Mbappe must build solidarity with each other. Even though Group F is a hellish group, I personally will really be looking forward to this match, especially the competition between the clubs in Group F.