Tonight the game between Liverpool and Luton town was played and it all seemed like the big fish was going to sink at home after ensuring the first goal in the game from Luton who on their part were very much eager to create a win from the game. Before the game though, there were speculations about the teams, with Liverpool being the host adding to their caliber in the league race and other competitions too.

 They had what it takes to win the game today even though it's a much needed win for a confidence booster ahead of Chelsea's encounter over the weekend. It's really impressive that even with their past defaults in games, they were able to bounce back to win tonight. For Luton town, twas very much certain that after the first goal, they were enthusiastic about the game and the eagerness to win came alive more. It'd have been more beautiful for them to maintain that lead as it's much needed to get them outta the relegation zone.

 The team is behind the league table and so they need to gain more victory points to stay in shape this season till the end. This side are very competitive in their games and they really shouldn't be underrated as they're capable of anything that's fit to turn the game around. Well Anfield is the home ground of Liverpool and today's game wasn't supposed to be traded with. Liverpool currently deserve the victory from the day's game today and maybe they'll do same when they meet Chelsea later. But I'm certain that it'll be tough inasmuch as the Chelsea side are lagging behind in performances too overtime.

Well the Serie A has some big teams in it and could have had great competition like the EPL if these teams seem ti be serious. This season is showing one of the many reasons why we still see the EPL as very competitive. Imagine the way league chasers, Juventus and AC Milan are losing points on a steady. That already gives Inter the great lead and makes them comfortable while going into matches. AC Milan loss to Monaza wouldn’t have happened if the players approached the game differently and patiently more than they did as they seemed to be on the rush and got an early red that destabilized the whole team. Juventus on the other hand though started poorly but picked up at a point and now it’s looking like they’re back to default.

 Well I think the wide gap is an advantage to Inter who’re still very much in search of European glory. This wide point gap will make them approach the league game with caution and get the players more focused on the UCL. I think these other clubs in the Serie A need to sit up especially next season and try to make this league look very competitive rather than leaving it all for one club before we even get to any where during the season as this is what makes a league look very competitive.

Well Bayern Munich are now in the news and this time it’s not looking all rosy for the German Champions. Yes because they’re not performing as they ought to and it’s making the fans worried and other football lovers seem to be surprised. What went wrong? Tuchel was a UCL winner while at Chelsea, so what’s happening now? Or is it true that Harry Kane was real cursed not to win a trophy at all. Yes because as it stands Bayern are losing hopes on both the Bundesliga and the UCL which are the only 2 trophies they could have a shot at this season.

 Well This Bayern Munich's squad is one that shouldn’t be experiencing this at this stage especially with how much their squad is being evaluated at and also how much quality players they’ve got in that squad. The addition of Harry Kane to that squad was a big icing on the cake as he’s already got good and quality midfielders and wingers who’ll be able to feed him to the bang the goals.

 I think Tuchel style of play doesn’t fit this Bayern team as it limits them a lot and makes them look to defending even against smaller teAms rather than attacking and getting the goals and that’s why we see Bayern struggling most times to get at least a goal in a match. It’s great news that Tuchel will be leaving; I think they need a better coach with better philosophy to help this team to achieve success next season because For me I think they’ll be going trophyless this season.

Neymar who is a big Brazilian star in Europe, made his name more especially in the 2014 WorldCup for Brazil though he wasn’t able to achieve success at that World Cup with his nation but he made a huge impact at that tournament. His impact and presence was missed when he was out due to injury at that tournament. He got back from injury and had a remarkable time at Barcelona before making a move to PSG where he also made incredible name for himself and achieved some feats in his career. He then switched into the entertainment/ fashion industry which was also an added advantage for the star.

 His time at PSG was up and the SPL who were springing up quickly and sprouting rapidly thought it wise to have such an European star in their team because of the value he’ll add both on the pitch and off the pitch. That’s why I can’t criticize the signing of Neymar to that team. Neymar signing to that had lots of advantages as he could contribute both in the team’s performance and the team’s popularity. Well injury struck again and this time leaving the star out for the whole of the season. The Team Al-Hilal are doing pretty well in the league as they still seem unstoppable and their players are having a great time in their run to winning the league. Well I think the club can still perform even if they don’t add any recruitment from Europe because this team is looking so unstoppable at the moment.

Inter Milan vs Athletico Madrid in the UCL Round of 16 was one very anticipated match especially because both teams play similar kind of football. Not just that and also as this was the first major teams for both teams especially after having a successful group stage phase. Talking about both teams playing same pattern, you can see both teams have same kind of quality and play almost same formation but Inter Milan proves to be the better because of how they’re performing excellently in their legaue as compared to Athletico. This fixture was evenly contested though Inter escaped with a narrow win.

 This narrow win now gives Inter the confidence of going to the 2nd leg in Spain. In the first leg, The Spanish Club weren’t able to dominate at all neither did they’ve any shot on target to threaten the goalie of Inter Milan. With this kind of statistics, I think Inter should already be seen as qualified. Inter will just need to come to the 2nd leg and play a defensive football with their composed defense line and midfield and have high hopes in their fast paced attackers to get them maybe a win or at least play out a draw. For this reason my safe bet will be on double chancing Inter Milan, as they have the better confidence and team in this fixture.

 Now Inter are sitting comfortably on top of their league and that’ll give them the liberty to foucs more on the UCL especially as they’re trying to make up for losing out on the final of the UCL last season. With this I think and believe Inter will sure be able to oust Athletico Madrid with a prefect gameplan at Spain. Athletico Madrid aren’t looking to sharp in the attack as they’ll probably have to put in greater work if they want to stand a chance against Inter Milan.

Well Manchester United were one team over the past few years whose performance haven’t really been stable. They turned to a laughing stock in the league and the continent, Europe as a whole and that’s one crazy thing because they’re a big club. They’re a big club and being a laughing stock is one crazy thing or attribute that shouldn’t be attached to their name. Well the management came under fire, the coach also came under fire because of his wrong choice of signings and substitutions; moreso most of the players too came under fire for how poorly they perform in the team.

 One good thing is that they were able to still stick around and maintain the team and now they’re leaving up to expectation. This 2024 has been an amazing start for them as they’ve maintained positive start this year and had great results which have now changed and shaped this team. Now we’re seeing them as a UCL spot contender if they’re able to maintain this positive start. Talks about comparism of Rasmus and Erling at this stage isn’t needed though. Yes because it could get into the head of Rasmus and he then underperforms. So I feel they both have different ability though they play similarly but I think Erling still stand clear. Though Rasmus is young and can still achieve a lot if he keeps up the fire.

Well Barcelona are really one big team especially across their league and coming down to Europe as they’re one team that have made a name for themselves both in titles and in the pattern of football. I think no matter how bad a team plays there are some teams that’ll still be considered as big boys in Europe. Barcelona happens to be one of these many teams. Though at the moment the club is passing through a phase and as we know when a bad phase is happening the club in general suffers it and you can see that in how the players perform on the pitch.

 Over the last few matches though they’ve had good results bit they were all wins based on maybe luck and hard struggle and that’s not what this team is known for. The tiki taka style of play till they fall your defense line flat and get the ball at the back of the net is what they’re known for. But due to their present predicament of not being able to sign players and the injury crisis, they seem not to have the adequate or best and quality players to play with this style. not just that, you can also see that the defense line isn’t rock solid anymore like we used to know Barca for and that’s one big issue they’ll be having heading into the UCL. They’ll be facing Napoli who’ve got fast attackers that can take on this shaky defense and this is a big worry because judging from the predicament of Barca, I’m sure going to bank on Napoli to be able to qualify past them to the next round of this competition.

Well the Serie A has majorly had some top clubs in the league over they years and AC Milan happens to be one of them. This club has a great number of fans across the world and for this reason many persons have faith in always selecting them for their bet slip. Lately over the past few seasons, the performance of this teams seem not to be top or world class like it used to be. Though we know this could be as a result of the lack of proper investment but even with that at least as a top club they’ve got to maintain a certain level. Rather this club is now one of those  clubs that now depends on luck to be able to win games. And we know most times, Luck doesn’t seem to get you the glory as the other team’s hardwork could pay off and it’ll be a loss to you.

 This team has a great number of good attackers but I feel the wasted chances of these attackers should now be a thing of worry and the coach should be worried but instead seems the coach isn’t bothered as he believes the clubs have huge faith in him and his contract still binds. Well AC Milan can’t catch up with Inter Milan for the league but with these performance, then I think their primary target of the UCL next season might not see the light of the day as they’re not putting in the required hardwork to get this done. I think the board should place this manager on the hot seat maybe then he’ll seat up and get this team to winning ways because only through that can they be safe and sure of a UCL spot next season as other teams are also in top gear towards same goal or target.

Well the Luton vs Manchester United game was one highly anticipated game. Yes it was anticipated because of how Chelsea got the draw at the Etihad and that game had many eyes to see if Manchester United will drop some points. This was a game that had many fuuny moments especially in all the 3 goals scored in this match. Manchester United got early goals in this match owing to mistakes made by the Luton defense line and the Striker was so sharp to convert on those chances and get ok the scoreboard. Moreover im return of the favour, Manchester United made her own errors which brings us down to the value of Onana in this Manchester United team because he’s a world class goalie that’s to stand up against these kind of errors but rather keeps conceding.

 After these errors in the first 25 minutes of the game, I think Luton then grew into the game. They didn’t just grow rather they understood the game and were in control of this game from the 1st half to the last minute though they weren’t able to convert their chances. This kind of performance from Luton is one that’s worthy of emulation especially from a team like Burnley who were champions of the Championship last season. I think Luton are one average team that needsthe right signings and investment and time as they’ve really upped their game in the league.

Personally, I think Chelsea's problem began during the Russia-Ukraine breakout and it really affected them because they had plans to gather for themselves players that are very much effective in performances but the whole incidence caused a few financial setbacks with the new boss Boehly finding suitable survival means for the club, trying to bounce back into proper financial stability and also gather up means to generate and acquire funds for proper team management.

 Abrahamovic had big plans for the club in terms of player acquisition and while he was at the team, testifyingly, it was evident that the old boss was aimed solely at his team growth and he invested huge in getting good players and team heads that gave him proper results he needed. Boehly actually had a rough beginning with the team though, he was also determined for the club as every boss would be but situations caused the default which resulted that they acquire less players to sort of manage their way through the team and the season too and it's indeed costing them huge at this moment in the league and in competitions they've played. Will Chelsea ever be able to get out of this predicament.

 They were once a vibrant team and they really didn't have to stay less at this point they are now but they just can't be blamed though. Not withstanding, as a team, they ought to try to find better solutions to correcting these players and managerial errors they've made so far. Hopefully this summer would be different and Boehly will develop thesame eagerness and zeal Abrahamovic had for the London side as their glory just needs to be restored back and very fast too. They're a competitive and high placed team and they have to bounce back and cover up this season's lapses too.

As it stands, the French side, PSG are safely tagged as the only team qualified for the Ligue 1 title this season. Although it's testifiable that there are uprising teams who can in their best space contest hard and out heated competition for the cup. In the league table, PSG so far seems to be doing well. The fans can also have much confidence in them to deliver and they've in no situation failed, even if they have, it's not so tangible as one may think it to be. Winning this season's UCL may be quite challenging though being that they're in the contests with good and better teams in respective leagues too. It's only a situation of the best of all the qualified teams being displayed.

 Their round of 16 second leg isn't easy either but if they manage to scale through, maybe hopefully, they'll get to the semi finals or finals because currently, they should have in their minds always that there's strong fold of competition in the tournament. We'd definitely await the qualifications determinant from the second leg game this week and the odds of PSG advancing is high nonetheless but football can't be so predicted as it once used to. But i don't see PSG going to the finals, they might be doing fine in their league but with the teams still remaining in the tournament, reabching the finals would be a tough one, it would be so suprising if they do.

Out of their 5 recent matches they've only secured 2 wins and draw and lost 2 consecutively. Yes they've really declined but I must commend them for their performance this season, things like this doesn't happen often in the Laliga, in the sense that it's not easy for a mediocre club to rise up suddenly and start competing with the league giants and even maintained the position they're till this point. Let's not forget that they're above Barcelona with 2 points and if not for the 2 defeats they suffered they probably would've been sharing points with Madrid.

 However they really need to improve to avoid further declines, their next fixture is a tough one and a draw would be more preferable than having another defeat, making it 3 consecutive defeats. Due to the fact that Barcelona is 2 points away from them, another defeat would cause a slide down to the 3rd position and further hinder their chances of finishing top 4 cause Atletico Madrid ain't very far from them too.

It's very common lately to point out a coach when his team is not really performing at their very best. Especially for a club like Napoli that won the Scudetto last season and are expected to be one of the strong league contenders this season, however are not even in the top 5 but in the 9th position. That is a bad record for Napoli and I'm pretty sure they'll lose a handful of their quality players if they fail to qualify for the UCL or any other major tournament. Especially players like Osimhen and kvaratskhelia.

  Well ì don't really blame the present coach cause this loopholes have already been there before his arrival and he's really trying his best to get the forward but to no avai, sometimes the blames shouldn't be going to the coaches alone but the players as well, cause if they refuse to carry out the coaches instructions and work on the pitch as a team, then they won't make any progress and the coaches gets all the blame. Napoli sacked Garcia earlier this season to get this present coach and I don't think they’ll hand another sack letter to this present one, they might probably wait to see an improvement, then sack him by summer if he fails to improve the teams performance.

The poor form and performance of their rivals gave them the advantage and they didn't take chances but grab the opportunities when it came knocking. This is a club with an ambition to win the league trophy this season and since the beginning of the season they've been the one of the most outstanding team and worked their way up to the very top of the league, they've maintained that position for a very long time and it's obvious that they'll win the Scudetto this season. Well AC Milan's defeat by Monza really came as a suprise and to make things worst they got booked with a red card.

 Juventus had an opportunity to close the gap to about 7 points but they went ahead to draw with a team in the relegation zone and widened the gap to about 9 points currently. That's very bad cause it's affected their chances of winning the Scudetto and further put Inter far ahead of them. I don't see Inter taking any chances, if you notice, they're the only team that's won their last 5 fixtures in the Serie A.

  Three consecutive defeats for a club like Bayern Munich is a very poor record, and I think this would really affect them so bad it would hinder their chances of winning the league, thereby giving Leverkusen an upperhand to widen the gap more, to be honest it's very disappointing given that they strengthend several areas of their squad this in the previous summer and should be doing very well. It all boils down to the coach, I think Thomas Tuchel is incapable of handling this team and the earlier the board recognises that the better for them.

  They've got upcoming fixtures against tougher teams and if they couldn't win the easy games I wonder how they'll survive those 3 especially the league match against Leipzig and the UCL game with Lazio. Left for me, i don't see Bayern lifting this season's trophy, they might have been lucky last season but there's no hope for them lately and I give credit to Leverkusen's Xabi Alonso for mounting pressure on Tuchel which caused a decline in Bayern's form.

  Well Jose Mourinho contributions at this club was and is still worthy of commendation because he handed the their 1st European trophy. Though what didn’t work for him was his old style of playing football. This defensive pattern now bores the football players and they’re no longer inters in playing defensively from the start till the last having hope on counter attacks and all. De Rossi understood this and came with his own pattern and it’s been effective for him.

 Now in every Match you’re sure of Roma having at least 2 goals up and that’s what the players want, getting involved in the opponent’s box and you can see how happy the players are and the fans watching their team play. I think De Rossi can still get something off in the 2nd leg of the UEL if he keeps this momentum, he just needs his defense line to be composed.

Well this match is one that is said as Experience vs Form. Porto has the experience of being in the UCL consistently as compared to Arsenal. Arsenal are currently on fire and this is their first UCL outing in over 5-6 years. Porto are no match to Arsenal based on current form and I don’t see them having any chance at all even though Arsenal will be playing the 1st leg at Portugal. Arsenal will sure get the win in this 1st leg amd ease the pressure for the 2nd leg.

Arsenal over the past 3 matches have shown consistency and that’s one quality of a big team. This team is sure to achieve glory if they keep on with this kind of form but one thing I’m sure of is Arsenal to achieve glory in this round. With their current form a zeal for success i don't think porto would be able to match them in that game.
 

Well Nice has dropped points already even after starting the season very strong. The lost to Lyon which are one big side of the French League and It was somewhat expected though.The loss in points for Nice gives Monacco the edge to head up to 2nd place in the league. Many will think Moancco wouldn’t  be able to get all the 3 points because of how kind of poor they’ve been especially at home ground.

 I thought this will be a win for  Monaco as they’re also eager to climb 2nd. But when you look at the players availability, you’ll see that they’re lacking some key players due to suspension and injury and the 2nd choices aren’t worth picking in the team. Therefore i wasn't really suprised at the lose they encountered yesterday against Toulouse at their home ground. They had that to their advantage but failed to take advantage of it.

I'm really impressed with Højlund's current form, and im pretty sure a lot of united fans would be happy as well, this is a player that was criticized and backlashed for his poor form when they bought him from Atalanta with an injury, but i was pretty sure he'll bounce back cause i know he's a talented young lad with lots of ambition for success, well one of the things that hindered Højlund from scoring earlier was because the wingers were very greedy in delivering passes to him, but it's nice to see a lot of changes from the whole squad lately.

 For a team in the relegation zone they did good in replying with a goal after United's striker Hojlund scored a brace. But to be honest, Luton are no match for United and even with the home advantage it knew United would secure the 3 points, yesterday would had been Højlund's day to score a hat trick but luck didn't come his way, and united would had scored more goals yesterday, if only Garnacho utilized his chances properly. However one player I'm really impressed with is kobbie Maino, his pairing with Casimiro has really yield good result.

A lot of things hindered united from progressing earlier on, like the injury crisis, to financial issues, down to the takeover process. But the major factor was the injury crisis they encountered at the early stages of the tournament which cause a little decline in their performance, however since Sir Jim Ratcliffe  won the takeover process and is currently bent on taking the club back to their glory days, I've noticed some changes in Manchester United's performance they really improved lately and if they maintain consistency there's a tendency of them entering the top 4.

 It doesn't matter whether they improve towards the end or at the beginning of the season, the main thing is meeting up the top 4 and that is Ten Hag's main focus lately, afterall Arsenal performed well last season from the very early stages of the tournament but still bottled the league, so if united started poorly and pick up form towards the end of the season then make top 4 then we’ll be right to say that the season was a successful one, well they're still in the FA Cup, so hopefully just like last season, they could enter the finals and win this time around.